One player limped under the gun and action folded to David Cairns on the button. He raised to 2,300 and then the small blind made the call. Paul Pierce was in the big blind and paused for a moment. He then announced a raise and made it 5,000 to go. The player under the gun folded, Cairns called on the button and the small blind folded. It was now just Pierce one on one with Cairns and we know who had the height advantage.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Both checked again. The river completed the board with the and now the board had two pair on it. Pierce reached for chips and bet 5,000. Cairns didn't look happy about it, but made the call. Pierce shook his head as if he just threw the ball into the stands and said, "You got it." He tabled the to play the board. Cairns showed the and won the pot with queens and jacks.
On the last break, our very own Kristy Arnett caught up with Pierce for a quick chat. Heck, if the lockout ends up sticking in the NBA, he made need a new profession.
Daniel Negreanu opened to 1,800, Russell Carson called, Sorel Mizzi called out of the small blind, and Greg Vogelsong defended his big blind. The flop fell , and the action checked to Negreanu who continued for 3,300. Carson and Mizzi called.
The turn was the , and Mizzi led for 8,200. Negreanu called, Carson mucked, and the river was the .
Sorel paused for a moment, then fired a hefty, 20,500-chip bet. Negreanu went into the tank as the ESPN cameras rushed the main stage, and eventually released his hand.
Mizzi picked up the pot, and is now above the century mark.
The under-the-gun player raised to 2,300 and Ronald McDonald moved all in for 17,600. The player in the hijack tanked for a couple of minutes before calling and when action got back around to the original raiser he re-raised to a total of 60,000. The hijack went into the tank again and eventually another player called a clock on him. He then decided to fold his face up while the other two players were left heads up with McDonald's tournament life at risk.
McDonald:
Under-the-gun Player:
Yes, you're reading that correctly. Three players all had ace-king even though one of them decided to get out of the way. The board brought the fourth king into the fray when it came and McDonald and the other player split the pot.
Shannon Shorr opened the action by raising to 1,800 and was called by both the small and big blind. The flop fell and the blinds checked. Shorr thought thinking for a while before finally checking as well. The turn brought the and once again all three players checked.
Fifth street brought the and the small blind checked. The big blind fired out a bet of 3,400 and Shorr called. The small blind got out of the way and Shorr's opponent showed . Shorr mucked his hand the pot was pushed to his opponent.
Our PokerNews reporter was on the scene as Shane Sigsbee and two other players took to a flop of ; the player under the gun checked to Sigsbee who led out for 4,700 and the player in cutoff called. The UTG player also called, then checked along with Sigsbee on the turn of the .
This time, the cutoff bet and the UTG player folded, however Sigsbee called and then they both checked down the river . Sigsbee showed for the nut flush draw, but the cutoff's was best.
Three players were in preflop for 2,000 apiece as they saw a flop come down. Former NFL player Eric Stocz who was in the big blind check-called a bet of 3,000 from the button. On the turn, Stocz check-called another bet of 6,000 this time. When the hit the river, Stocz led out for 10,000 and the button snap-called. Stocz turned over for a full house and his opponent gave a sigh of frustration as he mucked.
A short stack moved all in from middle position and Christian Harder snap-called in the big blind.
Harder:
Short stack:
The board came , a rivered flush costing Harder about 13,500 of his stack though he still has around 150,000 remaining. Marcel Luske, fairly short himself, was meanwhile lamenting the fact he had folded preflop...
On a flop reading , Gavin Smith led out for 7,600 and his lone opponent called from middle position.
Smith decided to check when the fell on the turn and his opponent began counting his chips multiple times. He eventually stacked them all together and pushed them in the middle - about 22,000 worth. Smith thought for a bit, but landed on a fold.
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and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Both checked again. The river completed the board with the 
and now the board had two pair on it. Pierce reached for chips and bet 5,000. Cairns didn't look happy about it, but made the call. Pierce shook his head as if he just threw the ball into the stands and said, "You got it." He tabled the 
to play the board. Cairns showed the 
and won the pot with queens and jacks.
, and the action checked to Negreanu who continued for 3,300. Carson and Mizzi called.
, and Mizzi led for 8,200. Negreanu called, Carson mucked, and the river was the 
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face up while the other two players were left heads up with McDonald's tournament life at risk.
and McDonald and the other player split the pot.
and the blinds checked. Shorr thought thinking for a while before finally checking as well. The turn brought the 
and the small blind checked. The big blind fired out a bet of 3,400 and Shorr called. The small blind got out of the way and Shorr's opponent showed 
. Shorr mucked his hand the pot was pushed to his opponent.
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was best.
flop come down. Former NFL player Eric Stocz who was in the big blind check-called a bet of 3,000 from the button. On the 
turn, Stocz check-called another bet of 6,000 this time. When the 
, a rivered flush costing Harder about 13,500 of his stack though he still has around 150,000 remaining. Marcel Luske, fairly short himself, was meanwhile lamenting the fact he had folded 
preflop...
fell on the turn and his opponent began counting his chips multiple times. He eventually stacked them all together and pushed them in the middle - about 22,000 worth. Smith thought for a bit, but landed on a fold.
