Limits Go Up, Action Slows Down
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Hands #94-#102
The start of a new level and the increase in limits had an immediate effect, as the first eight hands of the level — two whole orbits — saw no hand reach the first draw, with a couple of big blind walks and a half-dozen raise-and-takes.
Finally a hand arose in which David Chiu raised from the small blind and Brian Brubaker defended his big blind with a call. Chiu took two and Brubaker three, Chiu bet and Brubaker called. Both then took one on the second draw, with Chiu once more betting and Brubaker once more calling.
The third draw saw Chiu standing pat and Brubaker taking one card. Both checked, Chiu showed 
, and Brubaker mucked.