Ronald McDonald just extended his lead on the field, busting Kevin Louie in the process.
The fateful hand began with a McDonald late-position raise to 4,200. Louie three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind and McDonald called. The flop came and Louie led for 7,300.
McDonald called and the turn brought the . Louie led again, this time making it 18,200. McDonald then raised it up close to the 34,000 Louie had left and after a a good time in the tank, he shipped it in.
McDonald called and when Louie turned over he learned top pair was no good against McDonald's turned set.
The river meant little and as Louie hit the rail, McDonald climbed will over 200,000.
Ronald McDonald has built himself a fair sized lead now after sending Mike Melkersen to the rail.
Melkersen shipped it in with middle pair of sixes running smack into McDonald's flopped set of threes. Melkersen made trips on the river, but McDonald's boat sunk him.
In the meantime, Chris Moneymaker is rising the counts fast and Everett Dillon has joined the 100,000-chip club after getting it in with kings against Mahajan's aces and spiking a set on the flop.
Lee Childs is looking quite comfortable now having just found a double up.
The 2007 WSOP Main Event 7th-place finisher bet 8,100 into a pot of about 13,000 on the turn of a board three-handed.
One player folded, but the other shoved and Childs called all-in for some 22,000 total with . His opponent could only show and was forced to pay Childs after the brick-like river.
A loud roar was just heard coming from the tournament floor.
Paul Pierce of the Washington Wizards, himself a poker player having played in a number of events at World Series of Poker including a three-day run in the Main Event this past summer, just hit a shot at the buzzer to down the Atlanta Hawks 103-101 and give the Wizards a 2-1 lead in the best of seven Eastern Conference Semifinal.
Charles Town's proximity to Washington, DC makes the Wizards the local NBA franchise and definitely a crowd favorite here.
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and Louie led for 7,300.
. Louie led again, this time making it 18,200. McDonald then raised it up close to the 34,000 Louie had left and after a a good time in the tank, he shipped it in. 
he learned top pair was no good against McDonald's 
turned set.
river meant little and as Louie hit the rail, McDonald climbed will over 200,000.
board three-handed.
and was forced to pay Childs after the brick-like 
river.
