Just after that hand with Negreanu, Brian Rast again found himself involved in a big hand, this time with Eli Elezra.
On a flop of , Elezra got all of his chips in the middle on a heart flush draw. Rast, meanwhile, held 2-5-7-8 for the flopped straight. No heart came on the turn or river, and Elezra is out in 18th.
Daniel Negreanu opened for a preflop raise and David Williams called from the big blind. The flop was . Williams led out for 40,000 and Negreanu called. The turn was the . Williams fired out 60,000, Negreanu re-potted, Williams moved all in and Negreanu called.
Williams
Negreanu
Negreanu flopped a set of sevens and Williams had two pair and a straight draw. The river, though was the and Negreanu raked in the monster pot, sending Williams to the rail in 16th place.
After the hand, Negreanu was up to just over a million in chips.
A short-stacked Evan Sofer raised to 35,000 from middle position, and Emmanuel Sebag called from the small blind. The flop came , and Sebag bet enough to put Sofer all in. Sofer called.
Sebag
Sofer
The turn was the and the river the , and Sofer doubled up to 155,000. Sebag has slipped down to about 150,000.
Daniel Negreanu opened for 27,000, Phil Galfond called from the cutoff, Emmanuel Sebag re-potted from the button, Negreanu folded, Galfond moved all in and Sebag called off his last 7,000.
Sebag
Galfond
The board ran out and Galfond took it down with two pair sevens and deuces. Sebag headed to the rail in 15th place and will collect $61,718 for his finish.
Chris Ferguson raised to 25,000, and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop came , and Negreanu bet 75,000. Ferguson raised all in for a total of about 155,000, and Negreanu called.
Negreanu showed for two pair. Ferguson had for the diamond draw. The turn was the , and Ferguson was in trouble. But the came and Jesus was saved.
Ferguson is up to 385,000, and Negreanu still doing well with 820,000.
Just before the break, a big hand developed between John Juanda and David Benyamine. On a flop of , Juanda checked, Benyamine bet 58,000, Juanda reraised to 255,000, Benyamine pushed all in, and Juanda called.
Juanda had for an overpair and an inside straight draw. Benyamine, meanwhile, had for a set of nines. The turn was the and the river the , and Benyamine doubled up to 830,000. Juanda is down to 450,000.