Chiu Grabs Lead from Negreanu

Hands #19-#24

After three hands passed without reaching the first draw, Daniel Negreanu won a few bets off of David Chiu in a hand that saw Chiu letting his hand go after the second draw, with Negreanu showing he'd made an after Chiu folded.

The next hand saw those two involved again, along with David "ODB" Baker. Baker raised from under the gun, Negreanu three-bet from the button, Chiu four-bet from the big blind, and both Baker and Negreanu called. Chiu then took one, Baker two, and when Negreanu took just one card Chiu said "Ohhh… I was gonna bet dark."

Chiu did bet nonetheless, Baker called, Negreanu raised, and both Chiu and Baker called.

The second draw saw Chiu taking one, Baker two, and Negreanu standing pat. It checked to Negreanu who bet, and only Chiu stayed in the hand.

Chiu then took one card and Negreanu stood pat, and after both checked Chiu said "I think I got you" as he showed his . Negreanu nodded that indeed, Chiu did get him, and mucked.

The last hand of the sequence saw Baker winning a small blind-vs.-blind hand off of Chiu who at the moment has seized the chip lead with five remaining.