In a pot that got capped pre-draw, according to Daniel Negreanu, Gary Benson had the betting lead and fired every round, staying pat while Talal Shakerchi and Paul Volpe kept drawing one apiece. On the last betting round, Benson's bet in the cutoff was raised by Volpe, who was on the button. Shakerchi mucked, and Benson smiled and thought things over for about a minute before he folded.
Volpe said he had and squeezed out a three-sider, meaning he was a favorite to have either the nuts or an eight-perfect. Shakerchi said he threw away a made eight-six.
Brett Richey bet fifth street after catching an ace against Scott Seiver, but that didn't faze Seiver, as he popped in a raise. Richey called and then paired tens, taking the lead again.
Seiver: /
Richey: /
Seiver splashed in a call and then both players checked seventh. Richey showed the along with , and Seiver nodded in disgust, unable to beat the trips.
"Collect all the swirly-colored chips!" Scott Abrams shouted at Mark Gregorich from the rail. "I don't know how much they're worth, but I'm sure there is a lot of zeros on them!"
"Scott, how much to have you on my rail?" Shaun Deeb asked. "Whose rail are you on right now?"
"Mark Gregorich," Abrams said.
"How much to have you on my rail?" Deeb asked again.
"$100," Abrams said.
"Book it," Deeb said.
"Wait did you agree?" Abrams asked.
"Yes," responded Deeb. "Get over here." The table started laughing. "His lines are amazing," Deeb added. "He's the best!"
Abrams gathered his bag and moved over to Deeb's side of the rail.
Jake Abdalla opened the pot with a raise before James Obst made it two bets. Elior Sion made it three bets and both Obst and Abdalla called.
On fourth street Abdalla and Obst checked to Sion who bet and both players call. Abdalla then led on fifth street and both players called.
Obst took his turn leading on sixth street and both Abdalla and Sion called. On seventh street, Obst checked. Sion bet. Abdalla folded. Obst dropped into the tank and after thinking for a bit, he called.
Sion showed and that earned a muck from Obst, so Sion took down the big pot.
Matthew Ashton raised from the hijack, Mark Gregorich called from the button, Jason Mercier three-bet from the small blind, Ashton called, and Gregorich called.
Each player drew two, and Mercier bet his remaining 1,000. Ashton called, Gregorich completed the bet to 20,000, and Ashton called.
Mercier drew one, Ashton drew two, and Gregorich drew one. Ashton check-called a bet from Gregorich.
Mercier drew one again, while Ashton and Gregorich stood pat. Ashton checked, Gregorich bet, and Ashton tanked for about 90 seconds before he called.
Gregoirch showed , Ashton mucked, and Mercier showed with a on the last draw for a defeated eight-perfect.
Phil Galfond got the majority of his money in preflop from the button against big blind James Obst, and the remainder went in on the flop.
Galfond:
Obst:
Galfond had flopped tens, and the , runout left him with aces and tens and a live deuce for low. Obst couldn't beat either of those and sent over a double.
and squeezed out a three-sider, meaning he was a favorite to have either the nuts or an eight-perfect. Shakerchi said he threw away a made eight-six.
along with 
, and Seiver nodded in disgust, unable to beat the trips.
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flop.
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