Lyle Berman opened to 5,000 from middle position, Bob Bright called on the button, and Jason Mercier defended his big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Berman | Pat |
| Bright | 2 |
| Mercier | 1 |
Mercier led out for 8,800, and both of his opponents mucked.
Lyle Berman opened to 5,000 from middle position, Bob Bright called on the button, and Jason Mercier defended his big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Berman | Pat |
| Bright | 2 |
| Mercier | 1 |
Mercier led out for 8,800, and both of his opponents mucked.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 400
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Calvin Anderson opened to 2,600 from middle position, a player in the cutoff called, Lyle Berman three-bet to 17,600 from the button, and Phil Galfond moved all in for 18,300 from the big blind. Anderson called, and Berman called the extra 700.
Anderson drew one.
Berman stood pat.
Galfond stood pat.
Anderson and Berman checked. Galfond showed 



for a ninety-eight, Berman showed 



for an eighty-seven, and Anderson showed 



for an ace-eight.
Galfond was eliminated, while Berman is up above 100,000 chips.
Daniel Negreanu opened to 4,200 from middle position and Dario Alioto re-raised all in for 27,000. Hasan Habib called from the small blind and Negreanu called as well.
All three players drew one card and Habib checked to Negreanu. Negreanu bet 25,000 and Habib folded. The four-time bracelet winner fanned 



and Alioto mucked his hand and headed to the rail.
With that pot Negreanu has become our chip leader with 239,000.
Hasan Habib opened to 3,700 from early position, Konstantin Puchkov - who just broke the record for most cashes at a single WSOP with eleven - called, and Daniel Negreanu called on the button.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Habib | 1 |
| Puchkov | 1 |
| Negreanu | 1 |
Habib led for 8,000, Puchkov mucked, and Negreanu raised to 28,000. Habib tank-called, and Negreanu fanned 



. Habbib mucked, and Negreanu added to his stack.
Brian Powell opened with a 3,000 raise and David Williams moved all in for 14,900 over the top. Powell called and the two were off to the draw where Powell stood pat and Williams took one.
Powell showed a pat jack in the form of 



. Williams atbled 


and was looking to complete his hand in the draw.
Williams squeezed out his card. "No across," Williams said. "And it's a diamond so I'm fifty-fifty."
Williams picked up the card and slammed it on the table. It was the
, completing his eighty-seven and allowing him a double up.
John Monette opened to 3,400 from under the gun, Nick Schulman called in middle position, Rep Porter called on the button, and Arturo Diaz moved all in for 5,500 from the big blind. Monnette re-raised, making it 18,000, Schulman tank-called, and Porter mucked.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Monnette | Pat |
| Schulman | 1 |
| Diaz | 1 |
Monnette and Schulman checked, and Monnette tabled 



. Schulman and Diaz mucked, and Diaz was eliminated.
Arturo Diaz raised to 3,500 from middle position, Jean-Robert Bellande moved all in for 26,900, and Diaz called.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Diaz | 1 |
| Bellande | Pat |
Bellande tabled 



, and Diaz was drawing with 


. His final card was a queen however, and Bellande successfully doubled.
We found 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jim Bechtel move the last of his chips all in against a raise from Michael Watson. Bechtel took one card at the draw while Watson remained pat and tabled 



.
Bechtel fanned 


for a nut draw and peered at his new card. He flipped up the
, making a better ten low than Watson, and was able to double up.