Elezra Takes Majority of Mountain's Stack with Back-to-Back Straights
Two hands in a row, it was Eli Elezra vs. Joshua Mountain all the way to showdown. The first hand saw Mountain complete showing 
/
, called by Elezra with /
and the bring-in Scott Seiver with /
. Seiver dropped out of the hand on the next card, but Elezra riased Mountain's lead with their hands thus:
Mountain: /
Elezra: /
Mountain made the call, and check called the last two streets, having been dealt a 
on sixth to Elezra's 
. When Elezra's last bet of 20,000 was called, he turned over 
/ for a jack-high straight and took the pot.
The very next hand, Elezra bet on fifth street and was raised by Mountain:
Mountain: /
Elezra: /
Elezra made the call and picked up the 
to Mountain's 
. Elezra fired when Mountain checked to him, and Mountain called after thinking for a while (he had 115,000 behind at this point). One more call later, Mountain was down to 95,000 as Elezra showed down a queen for another straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |