Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 500
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 500
Michael Binger raised to 4,200 from middle position and Konstantin Puchkov called from the big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Puchkov | 1 |
| Binger | 2 |
Puchkov fired out a 4,500 only to have Binger raise to 11,500. Puchkov asked to see Binger's chips and tanked for over a minute before finally mucking his hand and awarding the pot to Binger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,100
23,900
|
23,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
77,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Jason Mercier opened to 3,200 from under the gun, George Danzer called in middle position, and Calvin Anderson three-bet to 11,600 from the big blind. Only Mercier called.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Mercier | 1 |
| Anderson | Pat |
Both players checked, and Anderson fanned 



. Mercier mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
64,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
Action folded to John Juanda's button and he popped it up to 4,000. David Williams casually tossed out a call.
Both players drew two cards and Williams fired 5,500 post-draw. Juanda called and fanned a {Jx]


. Williams flung his hand into the muck and Juanda took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
||
Justin Bonomo opened to 4,500 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Bonomo | Pat |
| Negreanu | 1 |
Negreanu thought for a moment, then tossed out 9,000. Bonomo tanked for at least thirty seconds, then announced that he was, "just calling."
Negreanu fanned a ninety-seven perfect, but Bonomo had that beat with an eighty-seven.
"I wanted a call," Negreanu admitted as Bonomo was raking in the pot. "But not 'just a call.'"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
221,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
David Bakes Baker opened to 3,800 from under the gun and received calls from Jim Bechtel in the cutoff, Erik Seidel on the button, and Andy Bloch in the small blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Baker | 2 |
| Bechtel | 1 |
| Seidel | 1 |
| Bloch | 1 |
All four players checked down after the draw and Seidel showed 



. Seidel's three other opponents mucked their hands and he was able to drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
68,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
David Grey opened to 4,100 from under the gun, Ben Parker called on the button, and Paul Volpe defended his big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Grey | Pat |
| Parker | 1 |
| Volpe | 1 |
All three players checked, and Volpe fanned 



, winning the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
48,000
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,300
5,700
|
5,700 |
Paul Volpe made it 3,500 from middle position and was called by Larry Wright on the button. Volpe stood pat and Wright drew one.
Volpe led out after the draw for 9,000. Wright opted to raise to 21,000 and Volpe mucked his hand.
Wright is now sitting on a stack of 54,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,100
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
237,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
134,000
35,600
|
35,600 |
|
|
120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
112,000
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
107,000
50,800
|
50,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
100,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
95,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
82,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
80,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
72,000
31,100
|
31,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
21,200
|
21,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
68,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
67,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
26,300
|
26,300 |
|
|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
57,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,000
14,600
|
14,600 |
|
|
51,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
51,000
41,600
|
41,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
47,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
Mike Wattel opened to 4,000 and Jared Bleznick re-raised all in for 22,600 total. Wattel called and stood pat on the draw while Bleznick took one.
Wattel showed 



for a ninety-seven.
Bleznick, on the other hand, was drawing to a ninety-six with 


. Unfortunately for Bleznick, he pulled a
and was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
164,000
67,300
|
67,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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