Eli Elezra raised it up, and Daniel Negreanu gave up his big blind. On the next hand, Negreanu folded his small blind. Elezra raised it up, and Negreanu defended his big blind. Negreanu drew three, Elezra two, and both players checked. Negreanu patted, Elezra drew two, and Negreanu bet in the dark. Elezra folded, and Negreanu took down the pot.
Negreanu raised it up, and Elezra defended his big blind. Elezra drew two, as did Negreanu, then Elezra check called a bet from Negreanu. Both players drew one this time around, and both players checked. The same drawing action occurred, and Elezra check folded to a bet from Negreanu.
Negreanu got a walk on the next hand, and on the one after that, Negreanu raised it up. Elezra called, then drew two, as did Negreanu. Elezra check called a bet from Negreanu, and Elezra drew one. Negreanu patted, and he bet out again after Elezra checked. Elezra called again, and this time, he patted. Negreanu immediately laughed, and said "well that's bad news!" Negreanu then drew two, and Elezra checked. Negreanu checked as well, and Elezra showed .
The first four hands of heads-up play did not go to showdown.
First, Negreanu raised his button on the first hand and Elezra folded.
On the next hand it was Elezra raising his button and Negreanu calling. Both took two on the first draw, and Elezra called Negreanu's leading bet. Negreanu then took one and Elezra two, and when Negreanu check-raised Elezra the latter folded.
Negreanu then raised his button again and Elezra called. Both took two on the first draw, with Elezra check-calling a bet from Negreanu. Elezra then took one and Negreanu two again, and when Elezra bet, Negreanu folded.
Elezra then raised his button once more, then Negreanu called. Both took two cards, and Negreanu check-folded.
On the fifth hand between the pair Negreanu raised the button, Elezra three-bet, and Negreanu called. Elezra drew one card, then stood pat on the next two draws, while Negreanu drew two, then one, then one. Elezra bet after the first two draws and Negreanu called, and both checked on the end.
The big blind got a walk four hands in a row. On the fifth hand, Brian Brubaker raised from the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu three bet it. Brubaker made it four bets, Negreanu called, then Brubaker drew one. Negreanu drew two, then raised when Brubaker fired out. Brubaker moved all in, and Negreanu called it off. Brubaker drew one, as did Negreanu, and on the final draw, Brubaker drew one, as did Negreanu.
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Negreanu had to draw first, and he got a great card: . Brubaker could only catch a seven for a wheel, but he got a to pair up. Brubaker survived many an all in today and yesterday, but his luck finally ran out, as he bowed out in 3rd.
On the first hand of this group, Daniel Negreanu raised from the button and Brian Brubaker called from the big blind. Both players took two cards on the first draw, and Brubaker check-called a bet from Negreanu. Both then took just one on the second draw, with Brubaker again check-calling Negreanu.
Both again drew one card on the third draw, and Brubaker checked once more. Negreanu set out chips to bet one last time, and Brubaker called him again.
"Nine-five," said Negreanu, fanning out his , and Brubaker mucked.
The next four hands didn't make it to the first draw. First, Negreanu enjoyed a walk in the big blind. Then it was Brubaker raising his button and claiming the blinds. After that Elezra and Brubaker took turns raising from the small blind and winning hands.
Eli Elezra got a walk in the big blind, and Brian Brubaker got the same in the next hand.
Elezra raised from the button, and Brubaker called from the small blind. Brubaker drew two, while Elezra stood pat. Brubaker check called a bet, and he drew just one this time. Brubacker checked again, Elezra bet, and Brubaker folded.
Daniel Negreanu raised from the small blind, and Elezra defended his big. Negreanu drew two, while Elezra drew one, and Negreanu check called a bet from Elezra. It was one this time for Negreanu, while Elezra stood pat. Negreanu check called once again, and he stood pat. Elezra thought it over for quite a while before ultimately deciding to break his hand, drawing one. Negreanu checked, as did Elezra. and Negreanu showed , which was good enough to take down the pot.
Daniel Negreanu raised from the button and won the blinds. Then Brian Brubaker raised from the small blind and Negreanu let his hand go from the big blind.
On the next hand Brubaker raised from the button and got one caller in Negreanu playing from the small blind. Both took two on the first draw, Negreanu led with a bet, and Brubaker called. Negreanu took just one on the next draw while Brubaker took two, and again Negreanu bet and Brubaker called.
On the third draw, Negreanu stood pat while Brubaker discarded one. Negreanu bet one more time, and this time Brubaker folded.
The next one saw Elezra limp in from the small blind, then fold to a Brubaker raise. Then Negreanu got a walk.
On the next hand, Daniel Negreanu raised from the button, and Eli Elezra called from the small blind. Brian Brubaker made it three bets, and both players called. Elezra drew two, Brubaker patted, and Negreanu drew three. Brubaker bet when it was checked to him, and Negreanu called. Elezra folded, and Brubaker patted again. Negreanu drew two, and Brubaker fired out. Negreanu called, Brubaker patted again, and Negreanu drew one. Brubaker checked, and Negreanu checked too. Brubaker showed , and he took down the huge pot.
Negreanu got a walk on the next hand, and Elezra got a walk the hand after.
On the first hand back from the dinner break, Eli Elezra raised from the button and won the blinds.
Brian Brubaker won the next two hands, the first starting with him raising his button and getting one caller in Elezra from the big blind. Both players drew two on the first round, and Elezra check-folded to a Brubaker bet. Brubaker got a walk on the next hand.
Then Elezra raised his button again and Negreanu called from the big blind. Both players drew two cards, Negreanu checked, Elezra bet, Negreanu raised, Elezra three-bet, Negreanu made it four to go, and Elezra called.
Both stood pat on the second draw. Negreanu then led with a bet and Elezra promptly raised. At that Negreanu tanked a bit, and let his hand go. Elezra showed his hand — (a number four) — and dragged the pot.
The three remaining players are back in their seats — at the main feature table now — and Level 25 is underway with Daniel Negreanu gunning for his sixth WSOP bracelet, Eli Elezra for his second, and Brian Brubaker his first.
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