Daniel Negreanu and Erik Cajelais we both on their feet so we hurried over just in time to catch the cards. Cajelais had laid out in front of him on a board, but it was no good as Negreanu had and had spiked an ace on the river to send his fellow Canadian to the rail.
A preflop raising war resulted in Margaux Duplantier and Matt Stout getting all the chips in the middle. The two were essentially even in chips, though Duplantier was the one at risk.
Showdown
Duplantier:
Stout:
Both players were on their feet as the dealer ran out the board... . Duplantier looked extremely disappointed as the stacks were verified. "Good game," Stout said. "I'm sorry we both couldn't win."
On the button, Erik Cajelais raised to 1,200. Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind, and the dealer ran out the flop. Negreanu checked, Cajelais fired 1,000, and Negreanu check-raised to 2,700. Cajelais called.
The turn was the , and Negreanu opted to check. After Cajelais fired 4,000, Negreanu called to see the river.
The completed the board, and Negreanu checked. Cajelais fired 6,000, but Negreanu made the call.
Cajelais turned over the for just queen high, but that was no good to Negreanu's and he won the pot.
We happened by Table 22 just in time to see the dealer pushing a huge pot to Dominik Nitsche. We're not sure of the specifics, but we do know the young German had laid out in front of him with a board reading . Roy held .
With that, Nitche doubled to 45,000 and holds a nearly 6-1 chip lead.
From the button, Dan O'Brien raised to 800. Paul Newey called from the big blind and, the flop came down . Newey checked, O'Brien bet 900, and Newey called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The river then completed the board with the . Newey fired 2,200, and O'Brien made the call.
Newey showed the , but that was no good against O'Brien's for two pair.
A couple hands later, O'Brien raised the button to 800, and Newey called from the big blind to see a flop of . Newey check, O'Brien fired 1,100, and Newey made the call.
On the turn, both players checked. On the river, Newey fired 2,300. O'Brien folded, and Newey won the pot.
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