David Benyamine raised and Todd Brunson defended his big blind. Benyamine then bet on every street, and Brunson called after the first and second draw. Brunson took two and Benyamine one in the first two rounds.
The third draw saw Brunson change one while Benyamine patted. Brunson checked again and Benyamine bet out for one last time. Brunson didn't catch what he needed and laid down.
Lare registration for the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship closed with the start of Level 9, and the tournament staff has just announced the payout information.
A total of 80 players took to the felt, creating a prize pool worth $752,000. The top 12 finishers will reach the money, with the champion collecting a $232,738 first-place prize while the min-cash stands at $15,584.
The full payout structure can be found in the "Payouts" tab.
Ben Yu made it three bets before the draw, and Abe Mosseri made it four bets. Yu called.
Both players took one, and Yu checked to Mosseri. Mosseri bet, and Yu called.
Both players drew one again, but this time, Yu led out, and Mosseri called. On the last draw, Yu stood pat, and Mosseri took one. Yu bet, and Mosseri instantly threw his hand away.
"You would never believe what I folded," Mosseri said.
Adam Owen is still captaining the tournament. He just broke the 300,000-chip mark, stealing some chips from James Obst.
Owen raised from the button, and Obst, sitting in the small blind, three-bet. Owen called.
The first draw brought an interesting moment. Obst drew one, and Owen took three, but the third card slid under the table rail and disappeared. Owen used some manpower to rescue the card, and the hand continued, as Obst bet and Owen called.
Obst patted in the second round, and Owen changed one. Obst fired another bet, but Owen replied with a raise. Obst recognized the situation and folded, leaving the pot to the chip leader.
After chopping and staying alive for a bit longer, Daniel Negreanu was finally finished off by Anthony Zinno.
We caught up on the last draw with Negreanu already all in. He drew two, while Zinno took one. Zinno turned up , then drew a for this last card. Negreanu showed , then sweated his cards and immediately flipped them face-up.
"I got the four-deuce," Negreanu said, showing . "Good game, guys."
"If you had more chips, you might've been able to win that one," Shawn Buchanan said.
"Yeah, I would've snowed the hell out of him," Negreanu said.
"There was no way you were losing that hand," Shaun Deeb said, laughing after.
There are sure to be some new faces after the break, as this is the last chance for players to register. Players are now on a 15-minute break and will return shortly.