We found Men "The Master" Nguyen call the all in of a short stack player. Nguyen held and was racing with his opponent's .
The board fell [3h} and Nguyen was unable to pair up while his opponent made a set of deuces.
Several hands later, however, Nguyen was able to score a double up with small pairs when his pocket threes got it in preflop against . Nguyen's treys held and he was able to double up to about 20,000.
After four limps for 100, Erick Lindgren made it 7,500 from the button. The opponent to his immediately left pushed out a three-bet to 23,000 and the rest of the table folded back to Lindgren. Lindgren thought for about thirty seconds before throwing out a call.
The flop came and Lindgren's opponent continued out for 22,000. Lindgren pondered for a bit once again before calling the bet.
The fell on fourth street and Lindgren's opponent moved all in. This time Lindgren acted quickly, snapping with for flopped trips. His opponent showed and was behind.
The finished the board and Lindgren was able to send one home and significantly increase his stack.
We didn't see what happened, but we can confirm Melanie Weisner has been eliminated by the likes of Jon Turner
melanieweisner Melanie WeisnerSigh flopped nuts 3way w/qj on t98r pearljammer calls and misclick leads 2x pot on Q turn putting me almost in, he has KJ :( gg #WSOP #antesJune 28 2012
PearlJammed Jon TurnerBusted @melanieweisner in sick hand... I called her flop bet on T98rb w KJ, turn Q, she had QJ... 220k+June 28 2012
With the flop reading Men Nguyen moved all in for 19,700. Barny Boatman quickly made the call and the four other players in the hand folded.
Nguyen:
Boatman:
Boatman held the advantage for now with the superior pair of jacks. Nguyen still had two cards to come and could potentially grab hold of something.
The on the turn changed nothing, but the on the river changed everything. Nguyen hit three of a kind tens and stole the lead from Boatman, prompting a few excited "yes!"s from Nguyen.
We noticed Mike Leah taking his exit, so we rushed over to his table to find out what happened. According to the table Mike Leah limp-shoved all in for about 18,000 and was called by the initial raiser.
After four limps for 100, Jeff Madsen moved all in for 11,500. Two players folded and another moved all in over the top. The rest of the table mucked their hands and the two hands were tabled with Madsen's tournament life at risk.
Madsen:
Opponent:
The flop fell giving Madsen's opponent a pair of aces. Fortunately for Madsen, the nine of clubs also gave him a set. The rolled off on the turn and the completed the board, giving the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year a much needed double up.