Elezra Elevates to First Position
Hands #30-#33
Eli Elezra won three of these four hands, including a couple of decent-sized pots off of David Chiu to seize the lead away.
After Elezra won a raise-and-take hand then Brian Brubaker won a blind-vs.-blind hand against David "ODB" Baker, Elezra was raising from under the gun, Chiu three-betting from a seat over, and Elezra calling.
Elezra drew one then stood pat thereafter, while Chiu drew one card three times. Both checked after the first and third draws, with Chiu calling an Elezra bet after the second. Elezra then showed 
, and Chiu mucked.
The next hand saw Chiu raising from UTG and Elezra defending his big blind. The pair battled through the three draws putting in a couple of bets each along the way, and when Elezra tabled 
, Chiu mucked again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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|
535,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
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|
360,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
350,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
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