Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

From under the gun, Brandon Cantu opened with a raise to 4,100. Action folded to Adam Owen in the cutoff and he reraised, making it 13,500.

Cantu thought for a really long time and with shaky hands he pushed out two more stacks of T1,000 chips, putting in a reraise to 44,100.

Owen immediately jumped up from his chair and took his sunglasses off. He asked for a count of what Cantu had remaining, but the dealer could not give it to him. Cantu had some uneven stacks, so Calvin Anderson who was at the table gave an eyeballed guess. Cantu then cut out his stacks evenly so Owen could get a proper count.

"All in," Owen announced.

Cantu then dropped into the tank. He only had roughly 18,000 behind and was thinking through his decision.

"Why are you tanking so long?" Owen asked. "If you were snowing just fold."

Cantu then pushed forward a call and was thinking about whether or not to draw.

"It's on you," Owen said. He tanked for about a minute, then stood pat. Owen then went into the tank. He looked at his stack several times, then at Cantu's.

"Alright, you tricked me," Owen said after about two minutes. He stood pat as well.

Cantu turned up      . Owen went to muck but, since it was an all in and call, he was forced to turn up his      . Cantu was awarded the big double-up and Owen was left with just 18,175.

"Tanks is pretty unecessary there," Owen said to Cantu after the hand.

"Look, I don't want to teach players how to play the game," Cantu said. "Especially in ones I know much better than you."

"Is that right?" Owen asked.

The two then got into a heated verbal spat which left the rest of the table at a loss for words.

Brandon Cantu	135,000	59,700
Adam Owen	18,500	-57,750

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ryan Hughes raised to 3,000. Brian Rast, after losing an earlier hold'em hand to Hughes, moved all in from the button for 6,375. Jerry Wong was in the big blind and raised to 14,000. Hughes called.

Wong stood pat, Hughes drew one, and Rast drew three.

Wong checked to Hughes who bet 24,000. Wong called. All hands were exposed.

Wong:      
Hughes:      
Rast:      

Rast had already gotten to his feet and left before Hughes raked in another big pot, boosting him up to nearly 250,000 in chips.

Ryan Hughes	245,000	50,000
Jerry Wong	90,000	-38,300
Brian Rast	0	-24,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Brian Rast raised to 2,500 from under the gun. Ryan Hughes called in the small blind. Jason Mercier called in the big blind.

The flop came    . Hughes bet 5,000 and Mercier folded. Rast then raised to 21,000 and Hughes called.

The turn was the  . Hughes checked this time and Rast bet 40,000. Hughes then check-raised all in for 72,425 and Rast called.

Hughes:   
Rast:   

The river was the   and Hughes doubled up.

Ryan Hughes	195,000	111,000
Brian Rast	24,000	-102,750

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,500 from the button and John Moore three-bet from the small blind. Negreanu called.

Both players drew two. Moore was all in for 3,000 and Negreanu called.

Moore drew one and Negreanu drew two.

On the final draw, both players drew one.

Moore showed      and drew the   to pair.

Negreanu showed     . He peeled his final card. "It's a nothing across," meaning an ace, deuce, or three. It was a   and Moore was eliminated.

Daniel Negreanu	180,000	14,975
John Moore	0	-12,800

With only 37 left in Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix, there is one name that stands out among the list of players remaining: Daniel Negreanu. Always one of the fan favorites, some may be surprised seeing Negreanu's name here after last week he tweeted that he wasn't going to be playing many more events at the series. But perhaps this is Negreanu's chance to finally lock up that seventh bracelet after falling just inches short earlier in the series. He sits in second place as the day begins, just behind Iraj Parvizi who ended Day 1 with a monstrous chip stack.

But Negreanu isn't the only recognizable name in the field. There is a heap of multiple bracelet winners also in the hunt such as Brian Rast who bagged up 126,750 on Saturday morning, or Ryan Hughes who bagged up 126,025. Tuan Le, Brandon Cantu, Marco Johnson, Jason Mercier, Mike Matusow, and Benny Glaser round out that list of multiple bracelet winners still active. And with such a powerhouse field, action is sure to be worth following.

Players begin the day just seven places away from the money with only 30 collecting a prize. A min-cash in this event will lock up $3,750 while an appearance at the six-handed final table will earn $16,793. Of course, everyone is really looking for that $112,232 first-place prize and the chance to add another (or a first) World Series of Poker gold bracelet to their collection.

Once the money bubble burst, action is sure to pop off and PokerNews will be here for all of it starting at 2 p.m. PDT so make sure you're tuned in.