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The next hand, though, Bansi raises under the gun (155k) and when Jason Mercier in the big blind calls, he bets him off a
flop to more than get his money back from the previous hand. Who will upset the cycle?
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
￡10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,340,000
Entries
334
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
The next hand, though, Bansi raises under the gun (155k) and when Jason Mercier in the big blind calls, he bets him off a
flop to more than get his money back from the previous hand. Who will upset the cycle?
brought a harmless looking 
and a bet out by Mercier of 210k. Bansi made the call.On the
river Mercier checked, and Bansi pushed out 300k in red 5k towers (mainly) which looked impressive. Mercier thought for a while but eventually folded, giving Bansi, still the chip leader, a little reboost after doubling up Shulman.
flop.We're not entirely sure how the action on the flop went -- whether Shulman open-shoved or whether it checked around to Bansi and then Shulman shoved to a bet -- but however it went down, Shulman moved all in. Jason Mercier spent a while thinking about it but eventually folded, looking very unhappy -- but Bansi called, and they were on their backs, to a whole load of shouting from the railers, who are filling every available nook around the main stage.
Bansi:
for an overpairShulman:
for a flush drawTurn:
River:
Thus Shulman failed to hit his flush but managed to spike an ace instead to give him the double up. The whole rail, filled as it is with Bansi-ites, fell silent, except for Shulman's wife who kept on shouting support for some minutes after the hand was over.
With that, although Bansi is still technically chip leader, the stacks have returned to pretty much even. We could be in for a long night.
. Negreanu checked and Mercier bet 160k. Unlike in his first two confrontations, however, Negreanu called and they saw a turn: 
.Now Negreanu checked again, Mercier bet 290k, and again he called.
The river:
Check to Mercier once more. He considered for a short while, before betting 805k. Negreanu did some squirming."Sometime's it's a silly silly game," he let everyone know. "That's a very good bet." He considered for a few moments more, asked himself, "What would Phil Ivey do?" and made the call.
Mercier showed:
Negreanu showed:
!A round of applause, genuine and unsuggested, kicked off in the stands.
Most recently Bansi in the big blind called a button raise from Barry Shulman to see a
flop which both players checked. Bansi bet out on the 
turn, and Shulman folded, to cheering from the Bansi camp at the rail.
flop with him, but goes no further than that when Shulman bets 200k. Then...
Praz Bansi makes it 130k to go, called by Negreanu, again. Flop:
. Same sort of end to the second hand i.e. a bet out at Negreanu and a swift fold.Then...
Bansi raises to 130k next hand. Barry Shulman raises a further 250k - and Bansi calls.
Flop:
Out bets Shulman (300k) - this time with a call.Turn:
Now Shulman checks to Bansi. He has brief think, and checks behind.River:
Again both players check, and Bansi's pocket 
are good to win the pot.
Local boy Praz Bansi won by a mile.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Daniel Negreanu - 2,865,000
Jason Mercier - 2,320,000
Barry Shulman - 1,925,000
A compromise was offered, but the players seemed to prefer one extreme or the other.
Daniel Negreanu was overheard saying, "It's either no break, or a real break," and thus, a real break it is.
Back in 90.