Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 75,000 second to act, Jim Bechtel called in the small blind and Darren Elias called in the big. Bechtel took one, Elias two and Bellande one. Bechtel came out firing with 100,000. Elias thought awhile and mucked. Bellande slid in a full stack of T25,000s for a raise to 500,000. Bechtel gave it up in a hurry.
Darren Elias raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Jean-Robert Bellande called from the cutoff and Jim Bechtel called from the big blind.
Bechtel drew two, Elias drew one and Bellande drew two.
It was checked around and Bechtel took it down with 
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Prahlad Friedman raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Darren Elias called from the small blind.
Both drew one, Elias checked, Friedman bet 175,000, Elias check-raised to 700,000 and Friedman quickly folded.
With that pot, Elias took the chip lead.
Jim Bechtel raised to 60,000 in the small blind and Darren Elias called in the big. Each took a card and Bechtel checked. Elias bet 100,000. Bechtel tanked awhile then called.
Elias showed 
and Bechtel tossed a nine-seven in.
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 75,000 from the small blind, Prahlad Friedman three-bet shoved for 640,000 from the big blind and Bellande called after a few moments.
Both stood pat and Friedman fanned 
. Bellande couldn't beat it with a ten-nine and Friedman doubled up into the chip lead.
Prahlad Friedman raised to 50,000 second to act and was called by Vince Musso on his left. Darren Elias called in the big blind. Elias needed two, Friedman patted and Musso took one. Everyone checked the end and Elias showed a 
to take it down.
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Vince Musso three-bet to 260,000 from the button and Bellande called.
Bellande drew one, Musso stood pat, Bellande checked and Musso checked behind with a . Bellande mucked.
Darren Elias raised to 60,000 on the button and Prahlad Friedman defended the big blind. Each player drew one and Friedman check-folded to 125,000.
Then, Elias raised to 60,000 under the gun and got called by Jean-Robert Bellande on his left and Jim Bechtel in the big blind. Elias stayed pat while his opponents each pitched a card. Everyone checked the end and Elias won it with the roughest of jacks: 
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Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Vince Musso called from the small blind.
Musso drew one, Bellande stood pat, Musso bet 200,000 and Bellande folded.
Musso showed as he collected the pot.
Darren Elias opened for 60,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande on his left, on the button. Elias took one and Bellande two. Elias bet 125,000 and Bellande called.
We didn't catch Elias' holding, but it was inferior to Bellande's , whatever it was.
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