Jim Bechtel raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Pedro Bromfman called from the button, Darren Elias called from the small blind and Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind.
Everybody folded and Bellande collected the pot.
Darren Elias opened for 40,000 under the gun and Prahlad Friedman made it 125,000 a couple of seats over. Both players drew a card and Elias checked. Friedman thought awhile and checked back.
Elias showed a big one: 
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Jim Bechtel raised to 32,000 from under the gun, Vince Musso called from the small blind and Paul Volpe called from the big blind.
Musso and Volpe each drew one, Bechtel stood pat and Musso bet 100,000. Both Volpe and Bechtel folded, giving Musso the pot.
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 24,000
Darren Elias raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Jean-Robert Bellande called from the big blind.
Elias stood pat, Bellande drew two, Elias bet 40,000 and Bellande called.
Elias tabled 
, Bellande mucked and Elias won the pot.
Vince Musso raised to 40,000 in middle position. Darren Elias called in the big blind and drew one. Musso patted but Elias still fired at him for 80,000. Musso let it go.
Pedro Bromfman raised to 30,000 from under the gun, Paul Volpe three-bet to 105,000 from the small blind, Bromfman four-bet shoved for 367,000 and Volpe folded.
Paul Volpe raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Jean-Robert Bellande called from the button.
Both stood pat, Volpe bet 110,000 and Bellande folded.
Photos by Tomas Stacha.
Action folded to Pedro Bromfman in the small blind. He shoved for about 230,000 and Darren Elias folded.
Then, Bromfman opened for 30,000 on the button. Both blinds gave him action and pitched two. Bromfman needed one. Elias led out for 60,000, Jean-Robert Bellande folded and Bromfman called pretty quickly.
Either Elias indicated it was a bluff or he announced a weaker hand than Bromfman, who tabled .
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