Scotty Nguyen opened for 2,500, Mike Matusow three-bet to 6,600 and Mike Sexton moved all-in for 12,300 from the big blind. Nguyen reraised to 25,500 and Matusow folded.
Sexton
Nguyen
"Don't put a queen out there," Mike Matusow pleaded as the flop came down .
"How about a three and then a seven?" asked Scotty Nguyen.
The dealer complied, burning and turning the .
"ACE!" cried a Sexton supporter from the audience.
"Hey, I'm not greedy man!" laughed Nguyen.
The river was the , spelling Sexton's elimination.
As Sexton shook hands around the table, Nguyen stood up from his chair and reached into the muck, pulling out Matusow's hole cards, revealing them to be pocket jacks.
"Aww, you lie to your friends Mikey?" cackled Nguyen.
Seat 1: Chris Ferguson
Seat 2: Mike Matusow
Seat 3: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 4: Howard Lederer
Seat 5: Phil Hellmuth
Seat 6: Dan Harrington
Seat 7: Huck Seed
Seat 8: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Seat 9: T.J. Cloutier
Secondary Featured Table
Seat 1: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 2: Barry Greenstein
Seat 3: Antonio Esfandiari
Seat 4: Johnny Chan
Seat 5: Annie Duke
Seat 6: Joe Hachem
Seat 7: Jennifer Harman
Seat 8: Erik Seidel
Seat 9: Allen Cunningham
Chris Ferguson raised to 1,700 in the hijack and the lone caller was Daniel Negreanu on the button.
The flop fell and Ferguson check-called 2,500 from Negreanu. It was more of the same on the turn card, with Ferguson check-calling 4,800 from Negreanu. The river was the and Ferguson changed it up, betting 12,000 and sending Negreanu into the tank for about three minutes.
"I'm lost," said Negreanu. "I dont know what you have. Flush doesn't make sense Chris, but I don't think I can fold." Daniel talked himself into a call and was surprised to see Ferguson table for a rivered set.
Fegruson: Up to about 52,000
Negreanu: Down to about 21,000
Chris Ferguson opened for 2,300, Daniel Negreanu reraised to 4,300 and Ferguson called.
The flop came down . Negreanu checked, Ferguson bet 2,500 and Negreanu called. The turn came the and this time Negreanu led out. Ferguson raised to 8,000 and Negreanu moved all-in for 16,725. Ferguson called.
Negreanu
Ferguson
Both players turned straights but Negreanu was freerolling with a spade draw. The river, however, was the and they chopped the pot.
Erik Seidel raised to 1,700 from middle position, and Annie Duke moved all in for 17,300. Seidel, who is Duke's good friend, finished runner-up to her in the NBC Heads-Up Challenge this year. He tanked for several tense minutes before giving up his hand. Duke breathed a sigh of relief and scooped the pot, moving up to 19,975. Seidel still has around 64,000.
Daniel Negreanu opened for 1,375, Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind and Dan Harrington called from the big.
The action was checked around on the flop. The turn fell the and Hellmuth led out for 1,400. Negreanu called. The river was the and both players checked.
Negreanu turned over for top pair and took it down.
Antonio Esfandiari has turned up the charm, and the prop betting, now that the ESPN cameras have arrived at the secondary stage. He gave Scotty Nguyen a $100 freeroll that he couldn't spell Allen Cunningham's last name.
Nguyen managed to mumble "C-U-N-I-N-G," and Esfandiari got a good laugh without having to fork over the cash.
Scotty didn't mind either, since he just picked up a nice pot from Allen. Cunningham raised to 1,800, and Nguyen reraised to 5,800. Cunningham called only to check-fold the flop. Allen is down to 53,000, and Nguyen may not be able to spell, but he can stack up 84,000 in chips.
Huck Seed opened for 1,300 from the small blind and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called from the big blind.
Seed checked the flop over to Grospellier, who bet 1,600. Seed called and they went to the turn, which fell the . Seed checked, Grospellier bet 4,100 and Seed came in with a hefty raise to 18,000. Grospellier called.
The river was the and Seed led out for 31,000, putting Grospellier to a decision for the rest of his chips. "ElkY" couldn't pull the trigger and folded, conceding the pot to Seed.
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, spelling Sexton's elimination.
and Ferguson check-called 2,500 from Negreanu. It was more of the same on the 
and Ferguson changed it up, betting 12,000 and sending Negreanu into the tank for about three minutes.
for a rivered set.
. Negreanu checked, Ferguson bet 2,500 and Negreanu called. The turn came the 
flop. The turn fell the 
flop. Allen is down to 53,000, and Nguyen may not be able to spell, but he can stack up 84,000 in chips.
. Seed checked, Grospellier bet 4,100 and Seed came in with a hefty raise to 18,000. Grospellier called.
and Seed led out for 31,000, putting Grospellier to a decision for the rest of his chips. "ElkY" couldn't pull the trigger and folded, conceding the pot to Seed.