Hand #25: Jason Mercier raised to 24,000 and found a call from Paul Volpe. Volpe picked up one new card and Mercier opted for two. Both players checked and Volpe fanned a winning .
Hand #26: Mercier raised to 24,000 from the hijack and Brian Rast called from the button. Volpe called out of the small blind and Larry Wright out of the big. For the draw, Volpe took one card, Wright stood pat, and both Mercier and Rast took one card.
All four players checked post-draw and Volpe showed a pair of deuces. Wright tabled but was ultimately bested by Mercier's . Rast mucked and the two-time WSOP bracelet winner was pushed the pot.
Hand #27: Daniel Negreanu raised to 35,000 from the hijack and took down the antes and blinds. He showed .
Hand #28: Wright had the button and raised to 34,000. The blinds folded and Wright was pushed the pot.
Hand #29: Wright made it 30,000 to go from the cutoff and Negreanu called out of the small blind. Negreanu picked up one new card while Wright announced that he was pat. Negreanu checked and Wright instantly moved out 105,000. Negreanu mucked and Wright was pushed the pot. He showed .
Hand #24: Paul Volpe opened to 24,000 and John Monnette moved all in for 116,000 next to act. With the action on Jason Mercier on the button, he made the call and Volpe folded.
Both players stood pat and Mercier tabled his to better Monnette's as Monnette headed to the rail in 6th place for a $35,549 payday as Mercier catapults to the chip lead.
Hand #20: Larry Wright raised to 24,000 from under the gun.
"Let's open this game up!" said Wright with enthusiasm as he tossed out the raise. John Monnette called from the big blind and pulled one card. Wright opted to stand pat. Monnette bet all in for his last 31,000, Wright called, and Monnette fanned . Wright mucked his hand and Monette scored the double up.
Hand #21: Jason Mercier raised to 24,000 only to have Brian Rast come over the top for 73,000 total. Action came back to Mercier and he threw away his cards, awarding Rast the pot.
Hand #22: Rast was under the gun and raised to 31,000. He picked up the antes and blinds.
Hand #23: Paul Volpe was in middle position and cut out a raise to 24,000. Mercier made it 68,000 to go from the small blind. Volpe came over the top with a four-bet to 157,000. Mercier called.
For the draw, Mercier stood pat. Volpe waited about 20 seconds before taking one card. Mercier checked over to Volpe who checked behind. Mercier fanned and picked up a sizable pot.
Hand #15: Jason Mercier raised to 24,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Paul Volpe raised to 25,000 and both Larry Wright and Jason Mercier called from the blinds. Wright drew one, Mercier drew two and Volpe drew two.
All three players checked and Mercier tabled his and won the pot.
Hand #17: Paul Volpe opened the pot to 25,000 and Daniel Negreanu pushed out a three-bet amounting to 80,000. Volpe folded and Negreanu was pushed the pot.
Hand #18: Paul Volpe opened to 27,000 from under the gun and Brian Rast defended his big blind as both players drew one card.
Rast then led for 48,000 with Volpe calling. Rast showed his and Volpe instantly mucked.
Hand #19: Larry Wright raised to 24,000 and both Brian Rast and Paul Volpe called from the blinds. Rast drew one, Volpe drew two and Wright stood pat.
The action checked to Wright and he splashed the pot with a bet of 50,000. Rast went into the tank for over three minutes before folding as Volpe now took his turn entering the tank as he deliberated for close to three minutes also before folding.
Wright tabled his and scooped the pot.
"I'm not bluffing anymore today Daniel!" added Wright in the direction of Daniel Negreanu.
Hand #12: Daniel Negreanu put out a raise to 28,000 and Brian Rast called. Negreanu pulled one new card while Rast opted for two. Negreanu fired out a bet of 41,000 and Rast moved forward a call. Negreanu tabled and Rast threw his hand into the muck. Negreanu was pushed the pot.
Hand #13: Daniel Negreanu raised to 35,000 only to have Paul Volpe three-bet to 110,000 from the big blind. Negreanu called and the two were off to the draw. Volpe stood pat and Negreanu pulled one new card.
Volpe checked post-draw and Negreanu knocked the table back as well. Volpe tabled , Negreanu mucked, and Volpe was pushed the pot.
Hand #14: Jason Mercier raised to 24,000 from the hijack and Negreanu came over the top for 74,000 from the next seat over. Action folded back to Mercier and he threw his hand away as well.
Hand #10: Paul Volpe raised to 27,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Paul Volpe raised to 27,000 and Abe Mosseri moved all in with Larry Wright calling as Volpe folded.
Mosseri stood pat, as did Wright with Mosseri tabling his . However it would be Wright's that would see him scoop the pot and send Mosseri to the rail in 7th place for a $27,633 payday.
Hand #6: Abe Mosseri opened the action with a raise to 22,000. He picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Action folded around to Brian Rast on the button and he cut out a raise to 26,000. Paul Volpe and Mosseri folded their blinds and Rast raked in the chips.
Hand #8: Larry Wright was under the gun and opened with a raise to 29,000. He picked up the blinds and antes.
"It's amazing that I get all of these hands and nobody calls," Wright said with a laugh after the hand.
Hand #9: Rast raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Paul Volpe called from the cutoff. For the draw, Rast picked up two new cards and Volpe pulled in one. Rast fired 45,000 and Volpe let go of his cards. Rast was pushed the pot.
Hand #1: The action folded to Jason Mercier and he raised to 20,000 and John Monnette made the call from the big blind.
Monnette drew two and Mercier drew one with Monnette checking to Mercier as he dropped in a bet of 32,000. Monnette cut down his stack a few times before tossing in the call. Mercier tabled his , and Monnette mucked.
Hand #2: Jason Mercier raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Paul Volpe made the call. Mercier discarded two and Volpe drew one. Mercier then checked, and when Volpe bet out 32,000 Mercier quickly called and tabled his . Volpe just as quickly mucked.
Hand #3: Paul Volpe opened to 22,000 and Larry Wright called from the small blind and discarded one as Volpe drew two.
Wright pushed out a bet of 32,000 and Volpe made the call. Wright tabled his and Volpe mucked.
Hand #4: From the cutoff, John Monnette moved all in for roughly 100,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #5: Paul Volpe raised to 23,000 from under the gun and Brian Rast called from the big blind and drew three as Volpe stood pat.
Both players checked and Volpe tabled his to prompt a muck from Rast.
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