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WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
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while Esfandiari said, "Nice hand." He flipped over 
. Chatti turned a set and Esfandiari was drawing dead.




, and about 20,000 in the pot, Joe Cassidy's opponent moves in for his last 24,500. Joe takes a solid 5 minutes to decide what to do, as a call would leave him with less than 15,000. Joe finally makes the call, and his opponent shows 
. Joe flips over 
, and gets rewarded for his good decision. Joe Cassidy is up to about 83,000 chips.


and both players checked. The turn was
and Negreanu fired out 2K. Bansi called. The river was the
and Negreanu bet out 7.5K. Bansi went into the tank for a few minutes before he folded. Negreanu flashed 
.

on a board of J-8-7. Bobby Bellande had J-7 and doubled up Billy Baxter.
In the first hand Erica Schoenberg raised to 1,200 from the button, the small blind called, and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop came


, Negreanu checked, Schoenberg bet 2,000, and Negreanu called. The turn was
, Negreanu checked, Schoenberg bet 3,100, Negreanu check-raised to 8,100, and Schoenberg called. The river was
, and both players checked. Schoenberg turned over K-T for top pair, and Daniel mucked, claiming he had a pair of jacks.In the second hand, Negreanu limped from the button. The flop came


, and everyone checked to Negreanu, who bet 1,200. Everyone folded except for the under-the-gun player, who raised to 5,000. Negreanu called. The turn came
, his opponent checked, Negreanu bet 7,000, and his opponent called. The river was
and it was checked again to Negreanu who bet 8,000, and his opponent called. Negreanu showed 
for the straight, and his opponent mucked. After both of these hands, Negreanu was sitting at 51,000.