Hand #10: Paul Volpe raised to 27,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Paul Volpe raised to 27,000 and Abe Mosseri moved all in with Larry Wright calling as Volpe folded.
Mosseri stood pat, as did Wright with Mosseri tabling his . However it would be Wright's that would see him scoop the pot and send Mosseri to the rail in 7th place for a $27,633 payday.
Hand #24: Paul Volpe opened to 24,000 and John Monnette moved all in for 116,000 next to act. With the action on Jason Mercier on the button, he made the call and Volpe folded.
Both players stood pat and Mercier tabled his to better Monnette's as Monnette headed to the rail in 6th place for a $35,549 payday as Mercier catapults to the chip lead.
Hand #41: Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Paul Volpe made it 32,000 from the button before Larry Wright moved all in from the small blind for 245,000 with Volpe making the call.
Both players drew one card as Volpe drew the to go along with his . Wright was still drawing live, but caught a and was sent to the rail in 5th place for $47,792.
Hand #48: Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 and Brian Rast made the call from the big blind and drew two as Mercier stood pat.
Both players checked as Mercier tabled a to scoop the pot.
Hand #49: Jason Mercier raised to 32,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: Daniel Negreanu opened to 45,000 from under the gun with Paul Volpe making the call from the small blind along with Jason Mercier from the big blind. Volpe drew one, Mercier stood pat and Negreanu drew one.
Volpe then took the lead by pushing out a bet of 122,000 as Mercier quickly mucked before Negreanu took his time before folding also.
Hand #51: Brian Rast raised to 45,00 and Jason Mercier called, as did Daniel Negreanu. All three players drew one card with the action being checked over to Rast who bet out 70,000.
Mercier mucked and Negreanu called tabling his as Rast mucked.
Hand #52: Daniel Negreanu moved all in from the small blind and Brian Rast folded his big blind.
Hand #53: Jason Mercier raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Paul Volpe called from the big blind. Both players took one card and checked post-draw. Volpe tabled a winning and scooped up the pot.
Hand #54: Negreanu raised to 45,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #55: Rast moved all in from under the gun for his last 114,000. Negreanu called from the big blind and picked up one new card. Rast stood pat and the hands were tabled.
Rast:
Negreanu:
Negreanu was drawing live with his ten-six draw. He squeezed out a , making the better hand and eliminating Rast in fourth place for $67,254.
Hand #63: Paul Volpe made it 40,000 from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind. Volpe drew one new card while Mercier opted for two. Volpe led for 100,000 and Mercier quickly tossed out a call.
Volpe fanned but was ultimately bested by Mercier's for a better ten low.
Hand #64: Volpe raised to 35,000 from the button and Mercier called from the small blind. Negreanu popped it up to 105,000 from the big blind. Volpe called and Mercier folded. For the draw, Negreanu stood pat and Volpe took one. Negreanu fired 200,000 post-draw and Volpe quickly let go of his hand.
Hand #65: Negreanu made it 45,000 from the small blind and Volpe called from the big blind. Each player took one card. Negreanu checked, Volpe fired 65,000, and Negreanu let it go.
Hand #66: Volpe made it 41,000 from the small blind and Mercier came over the top from the big blind with a three-bet to 117,000. Volpe called.
Volpe picked up one new card at the draw and Mercier rapped the table, signifying that he was pat. Volpe peered at his hand and came out firing for 220,000. Mercier looked down at his hand and let out a sigh. He eventually tossed out a call and Volpe rolled over number three - - for the win.
Hand #119: Daniel Negreanu raised his button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #120: Volpe raised to 45,000 from his button and Jason Mercier three-bet shoved all in from the small blind. Volpe called and each player took one card.
Volpe:
Mercier:
Both players had an eighty-seven draw and Volpe squeezed his card first. He ripped over a , making his eighty-seven and giving him a huge lead in the hand. Mercier peer at his card and also tabled a , giving him a pair and ensuring his elimination. He will collect $99,313 for his third place finish.
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Hand #205: Volpe moved all in from the button for about 245,000 effective.
"I have four good ones," said Negreanu with a chuckle. He waited a moment. "I'll call."
Both players took one card and their hands were turned on their backs.
Negreanu:
Volpe:
Volpe rolled his card over immediately, showing a and making his jack-ten. Negreanu squeezed his card while supporters all over the ESPN stage shouted for low cards.
"Two!" boomed one railbird.
"Four!" yelled another, prompting a double-take from Negreanu.
"No, not a four!" replied Negreanu with a laugh. The crowd burst into laughter as well and Negreanu went back to squeezing out his card.
"It's paint," he said, flinging a on the table. Negreanu was eliminated from play as the runner-up and Volpe was awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet!
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and was sent to the rail in 5th place for $47,792.
