Smooth Sailing
Hands #46-#50
After Brian Brubaker got a walk and David Chiu raised from the cutoff and won the blinds, Daniel Negreanu won a couple of hands in a row.
The first saw Negreanu betting after the second draw and chasing both David "ODB" Baker and Eli Elezra (playing from the blinds). "Queen smooth," said the tourney director "Red Bull" Robbie as Negreanu showed 
.
On the next hand Negreanu raised the button and Chiu defended his big blind. Both took two cards, Chiu bet, Negreanu raised, and Chiu called. Both took one on the next draw, and Chiu check-called a bet from Negreanu.
On the third draw Chiu drew one, Negreanu stood pat, and both checked. Negreanu showed a jack smooth this time — 
— and Chiu showed a as he mucked.
Eli Elezra won the next hand versus Chiu, again with a "smooth" hand — 
— and Chiu has now slipped under 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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740,000
194,000
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194,000 |
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620,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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280,000
-140,000
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-140,000 |
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