Jan Howard raised on the button to 60,000 and got a call from Debbie Pechac in the small blind.
Both checked the flop. The turn was the . Pechac bet 50,000, and Howard called. The river brought the and another bet from Pechac, this time for 100,000. Howard called quickly, tabling . Her deuces were good, as Pechac had for busted flush and straight draws.
Yen Dang limped in from the small blind, and Debbie Pechac checked her option. The flop came , and when Dang checked, Pechac pushed out a bet of 25,000. Dang responded with an all-in push, and Pechac called right away.
Dang:
Pechac:
Dang had gotten sneaky with aces, but Pechac had made the "Brunson" work for her as she'd flopped trip tens. (Ten-deuce was the hand with which Doyle Brunson won the WSOP Main Event in both 1976 and 1977, in the first instance suited spades.)
The on the turn made life a little less easy for Pechac, giving Dang a flush draw. But the river was the and Pechac doubled up.
We've returned to small pots and not too much action during three-handed play. To illustrate, the last orbit...
Debbie Pechac limped from the small blind and Jan Howard checked in the big blind. Both checked the flop. The turn brought the , and a bet of 50,000 from Pechac earned a fold from Howard.
On the next hand, Yen Dang got a walk.
Then Dang limped from the small blind and Pechac checked. Both checked the flop and turn, then Dang bet 25,000 following the river card and Pechac folded.
We're seeing Yen Dang gradually whittling away at both of her opponent's stacks as she extends her lead. Dang now has about a one million-chip lead over both Jan Howard and Debbie Pechac who are currently battling for second position.
The latter pair changed positions on the leaderboard just now in a hand when Pechac opened for 62,000 from the small blind and Howard called from the big blind.
The flop came all babies — — and when Pechac checked, Howard bet 40,000. Pechac then check-raised to 100,000, and Howard folded.
Debbie Pechac limped from the small blind and Jan Howard checked her option. The flop came . Pechac bet 60,000, and Howard called. The turn brought the and another bet from Pechac, this time for 100,000, and Howard called again.
The river brought the and a similar sequence — a 100,000 bet from Pechac, and a rather quick call by Howard. Pechac showed for a pair of treys, good enough as Howard had but ace-high with .
flop. The turn was the 
. Pechac bet 50,000, and Howard called. The river brought the 
and another bet from Pechac, this time for 100,000. Howard called quickly, tabling 
. Her deuces were good, as Pechac had 
for busted flush and straight draws.
, and when Dang checked, Pechac pushed out a bet of 25,000. Dang responded with an all-in push, and Pechac called right away.
on the turn made life a little less easy for Pechac, giving Dang a flush draw. But the river was the 
and Pechac doubled up.
flop. The turn brought the 
, and a bet of 50,000 from Pechac earned a fold from Howard.
flop and 
— and when Pechac checked, Howard bet 40,000. Pechac then check-raised to 100,000, and Howard folded.
for a pair of treys, good enough as Howard had but ace-high with 
. The 
, and Howard's tournament run has ended in third place.