Zheng Tang limped in from under the gun plus one before Paul Pierce min-raised to 1,200 from the very next seat. Action folded to Jonathan Zarin in the hijack seat and he reraised to 2,625. Play then moved to Aaron Donovan in the big blind and he cold-called with a little less than 8,500 behind. Tang made the call and then Pierce also called to bring all four players to the flop.
The flop came down and Donovan instantly moved all in. Tang instantly called and then Pierce leaned back in his chair, clapped his hands together and rubbed them, saying, "Daaaaammmnnnn." He then folded and so did Zarin. Donovan showed the and Tang the .
"Not what I wanted to see," said Donovan.
The turn was the and the river the . Both of those missed Tang's straight draw and Donovan was able to double up to a clap of his hands.
We caught up with the action on a flop, where Jeff Sarwer led out for 1,825. His lone opponent in the small blind raised to 4,625 and Sarwer re-raised all-in so quickly he almost beat his opponent into the pot. His opponent tanked and began putting Sarwer on a range of hands.
"Flush draw....ace-king, ace-queen?" he said.
"Probably worse than that, but you can't call," Sarwer replied.
...Sarwer's opponent called off his remaining stack anyways and saw that he was in terrible shape.
Sarwer: for top pair and the nut flush draw.
Opponent: for an inferior flush draw.
The turn left Sarwer's opponent drawing dead. A meaningless landed the river and the chess prodigy chipped up to 68,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised to 1,700 and declared to the players behind him, "Just seventeen baby!" All but one folded, the big blind reluctant to part with his own chips and decided to tangle with the former Main Event winner.
The flop came and the big blind checked before folding to a 2,400 bet from Nguyen - the latter is now up to 40,000 as a result.
From middle position, #34 for the Boston Celtics Paul Pierce limped in. Action folded to the small blind and he called before Dennis Phillips checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down and actin checked around to see the land on the turn. After the small blind checked, Phillips bet 1,000. Pierce folded and the small blind also folded.
Sammy Farha was all in after the flop against David O'Neill. The flop was and Farha had for top pair and a flush draw and O'Neill had .
The turn came giving a bit more life to Farha's hand. He needed and ace, nine or spade on the river to grab a big stack but the river came and ended Farha's Main Event.
Over in Amazon Blue, Roger Jensen who raised to 1,800 from middle position before the action folded around to 2011 WSOP Ladies Event champion Marsha Wolak, who called from the big blind to go head-up to the flop of .
Wolak checked to Jensen who opened for 4,000 and Wolak called before she insta-open-shoved on the turn of the . Jensen snap-called, rolling up for top pair and the second-nut flush draw.
"I need a diamond too," Wolak said as she turned over for the nut flush draw. Jensen looked worried, but he breathed a sigh of relief when the bricked out on the river, send Wolak to the rail..
We caught up with the action heads up on the flop where the small blind check-called a 1,400 bet from Shane Schleger in middle position. On the turn, the small blind again check-called, this time for 2,000. Both players checked the on the end and the small blind turned over for a missed inside-straight draw and just king high. Schleger revealed for top pair which was good to take down the pot.
A player from middle position opened to 1,600 and was called by the cutoff and Shannon Shorr from the button. The flop came and the original raiser continued out for 4,500. The cutoff folded and Shorr made the call.
The turn brought the and Shorr's opponent checked. Shorr decided to try to take control of the hand by betting 2,900. His opponent made the call and the river came . Once again Shorr's opponent checked and Shorr fired out a bet of 13,000. His opponent called and flipped up for top two. Shorr mucked his cards and the pot was pushed in the direction of his opponent, bringing him down to 110,000.
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and Donovan instantly moved all in. Tang instantly called and then Pierce leaned back in his chair, clapped his hands together and rubbed them, saying, "Daaaaammmnnnn." He then folded and so did Zarin. Donovan showed the 
and Tang the 
.
and the river the 
. Both of those missed Tang's straight draw and Donovan was able to double up to a clap of his hands.
flop, where Jeff Sarwer led out for 1,825. His lone opponent in the small blind raised to 4,625 and Sarwer re-raised all-in so quickly he almost beat his opponent into the pot. His opponent tanked and began putting Sarwer on a range of hands.
for top pair and the nut flush draw.
for an inferior flush draw.
turn left Sarwer's opponent drawing dead. A meaningless 
and the big blind checked before folding to a 2,400 bet from Nguyen - the latter is now up to 40,000 as a result.
and actin checked around to see the 
land on the turn. After the small blind checked, Phillips bet 1,000. Pierce folded and the small blind also folded.
and Farha had 
for top pair and a flush draw and O'Neill had 
.
giving a bit more life to Farha's hand. He needed and ace, nine or spade on the river to grab a big stack but the river came 
and ended Farha's Main Event.
.
for top pair and the second-nut flush draw.
flop where the small blind check-called a 1,400 bet from Shane Schleger in middle position. On the 
for top pair which was good to take down the pot.
and the original raiser continued out for 4,500. The cutoff folded and Shorr made the call.
. Once again Shorr's opponent checked and Shorr fired out a bet of 13,000. His opponent called and flipped up 
