Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

The players are taking another 20-minute break.

Hands #46-#50

After Brian Brubaker got a walk and David Chiu raised from the cutoff and won the blinds, Daniel Negreanu won a couple of hands in a row.

The first saw Negreanu betting after the second draw and chasing both David "ODB" Baker and Eli Elezra (playing from the blinds). "Queen smooth," said the tourney director "Red Bull" Robbie as Negreanu showed      .

On the next hand Negreanu raised the button and Chiu defended his big blind. Both took two cards, Chiu bet, Negreanu raised, and Chiu called. Both took one on the next draw, and Chiu check-called a bet from Negreanu.

On the third draw Chiu drew one, Negreanu stood pat, and both checked. Negreanu showed a jack smooth this time —       — and Chiu showed a   as he mucked.

Eli Elezra won the next hand versus Chiu, again with a "smooth" hand —       — and Chiu has now slipped under 300,000.

Daniel Negreanu	740,000	194,000
Eli Elezra	620,000	65,000
David Chiu	280,000	-140,000

Hands #42-#45

David Chiu raised under the gun, and David "ODB" Baker reraised next to act. Action folded back to Chiu, who called, then he drew one, while Baker drew two. Chiu bet out, and Baker called, then the same drawing and betting action occurred. On the third draw, Chiu stood pat, while Baker drew two. Chiu checked, and Baker looked at his cards, then fired out a bet. Chiu shook his head for a bit before tossing the call in after 45 seconds of thought. Baker showed      , and that was good enough to take down the pot.

Two hands later, Eli Elezra raised on the button, and Baker defended his big blind. Both players drew two cards, and they both checked. Elezra drew two again, while Baker took one, and he fired out. Elezra called, and both players drew one card, then checked. Baker showed      , and that was good enough to take down the pot.

David "ODB" Baker

350,000

175,000

Hands #34-#37

Eli Elezra raised it up on the button, and David Chiu called from the small blind. David "ODB" Baker called from the big blind, then Chiu drew one, Baker two, and Elezra stood pat. It was checked around to Elezra, who fired out, and both players called. The same drawing and betting actions happened again, and on the third draw, Baker and Chiu both drew one, while Elezra stayed pat.

Chiu fired out, and Baker folded. Elezra went deep into the tank, thinking for about 90 seconds, before saying that he was folding an eighty-seven. Chiu gave him a nod as if to say it was the correct fold, and Chiu took down the big pot.

Eli Elezra	535,000	-95,000
David Chiu	455,000	95,000
David "ODB" Baker	175,000	-85,000

Hands #25-#29

This sequence was highlighted by a hand in which Daniel Negreanu raised it up on the button, and David Chiu called from the big blind. Chiu drew one card, and Negreanu drew two. The fireworks went off here, as the two got in a raising war that saw Negreanu put out a fourth bet, and Chiu called. Chiu stood pat, and Negreanu said "I can't believe I'm breaking this hand," and flashed an   as he drew one. Chiu patted, and bet in the dark. Negreanu called, and the same drawing action occurred. This time, Chiu checked, and Negreanu checked his cards, and fired out a bet.

Chiu went deep into the tank, for about 90 seconds or so, before folding, hinting all the while that he had a seven. It's unknown whether he was saying a seven high, or the seventh best hand, but he eventually folded, and Negreanu showed      , confirming to Chiu that he made the right fold.

Daniel Negreanu	570,000	115,000
David Chiu	460,000	-75,000

Hands #16-#18

Scott Seiver was able to notch a couple of double-ups, but his luck ran out, as he was crippled by Brian Brubaker, then eliminated by David Chiu, the same player who beat him heads up for a bracelet just three weeks ago.

In the first hand, Brubaker raised from the cutoff, and Seiver called from the small blind. Seiver drew two, while Brubaker drew one. Seiver check called a bet, then he drew one, while Brubaker patted. Seiver check called another bet, and the same drawing action occurred. This time, Seiver check folded to a bet from Brubaker.

On the next hand, Daniel Negreanu raised from the cutoff, and Seiver reraised from the button. Chiu called from the big blind, and Negreanu called as well. Seiver and Negreanu drew two, while Chiu drew one. Chiu bet out, and both players called, with Seiver calling off his last 7,000. Chiu stood pat, while Seiver drew one, and Negreanu two. Chiu bet, Negreanu called, then Chiu patted again. Both Seiver and Negreanu drew one, and Chiu bet out again.

"That good?" asked Negreanu, as he kicked his hand in, and Chiu showed      . Seiver just showed the  , and he got up from the table, wished everyone luck, then took off for the payout desk.

David Chiu	350,000	95,000
Scott Seiver	0	-115,000

Hands #13-#15

Scott Seiver enjoyed two double-ups in this sequence of three hands, both through David "ODB" Baker.

The first one saw Seiver raising all in for his last 18,000 before the first draw, then drawing two and standing pat thereafter. Baker called from the blinds and drew three, two, then one. Seiver ended with a      , and Baker picked up a   on his last draw.

Then after Eli Elezra won a small pot off of Brian Brubaker in a hand that ended after the first draw, Seiver was raising again — this time from under the gun — and Baker three-bet from the button. Seiver called, and both took two cards on the first draw and then checked.

The second draw saw Seiver take one and Baker two, then Seiver bet all in and Baker called. Seiver stood pat and Baker took one on the final draw, with Seiver tabling an eight smooth —      . Baker ended up drawing to an      , and Seiver's hand was just a little better, enabling him to survive.

David "ODB" Baker	295,000	-45,000
Scott Seiver	115,000	97,000

Hands #3-#7

After David "ODB" Baker won the blinds with a button raise and David Chiu won a pot off of Scott Seiver without a showdown, Hand #5 began with a Daniel Negreanu button raise and a call by Eli Elezra in the big blind.

Both drew two on the first round, with Elezra betting and Negreanu calling. Elezra then stood pat as Negreanu drew one card twice. Elezra bet after the second draw and Negreanu called, then both checked on the end.

Elezra showed      , then Negreanu showed he'd actually made a flush —       — which you don't want to do in deuce-to-seven.

"Oh, a flush is bad?" said Negreanu afterwards. "Now I know!"

The next hand saw David Chiu get a walk in the big blind. Then Chiu and Baker tangled in a hand that made it to showdown, with Baker ultimately drawing a       to win the pot.

Daniel Negreanu	570,000	-47,000
Eli Elezra	450,000	40,000
David "ODB" Baker	340,000	57,000
David Chiu	240,000	5,000

With five of the six players at this final table already owning WSOP bracelets — sharing 13 between them — the official final table of Event #59 has begun.