Lawson Spared from Elimination
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, Ted Lawson put out the first bet. Daniel Negreanu raised it up, and Chau Giang called. Action was back on Lawson, and he three-bet it, getting both opponents to call.The turn card brought the
. Lawson bet out his final 7,000 chips, and both Negreanu and Giang called, putting the short stack all in for his tournament livelihood. The river was the 
, and it was checked down.Lawson rolled over
for the nut low, and Negreanu showed 
for two pair. Giang studied his cards and determined that he couldn't compete for either half of the pot, so he returned his cards to the dealer face-down. Negreanu and Lawson take half the pot each, chopping up Giang's money.Giang - 110,000
Negreanu - 136,000
Lawson - 85,000