Sam Trickett took his seat and started things off right away with a minimum raise to 200 from under the gun. Everyone folded and Trickett picked up the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,150
30,150
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30,150 |
With a board of 
and a sizeable pot in the middle, Jonathan Roy fired out a bet on the river and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
5,500
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5,500 |
We missed the action but saw James Dempsey turning over 
on a board of 
. His opponent mucked and Dempsey was pushed a decent-sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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On a flop reading 
, the small blind led for 500 only to see the player in the big blind raise to 1,200. Kathy Liebert was next to act from the button, and she put in a raise of her own, setting the price to play at 2,200. The small blind folded, but the big blind stuck around with a call.
Despite the action on the flop that would be the last of the betting as both players checked down the turn and 
river. The big blind then took the pot after showing his 
for a flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Barry Greenstein called an open to 300 from the button and four players saw a flop of 
.
It was checked to Greenstein and he bet 400, picking up one caller. The turn was the and a quick bet of 1,000 saw the pot slide Greenstein’s way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,200
5,800
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5,800 |
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Paul Pierce, a Boston Celtics legend, Brooklyn Nets player, and future NBA Hall of Fame member, was recently spotted in the Amazon Room. We followed Pierce around to his seat and almost immediately saw him get caught up in a huge hand.
We arrived to see Pierce in the small blind calling after the big blind had raised to 1,000, then the flop came 
. Pierce check-called another bet of 1,000, and on the turn the 
hit.
Pierce checked again and the big blind bet another 1,000. Swiftly Pierce check-raised to 4,000 and the big blind called right away. On the river the 
completed the board and casually Pierce flicked out a bet of 10,000.
The big blind called and Pierce tabled 
for three of a kind queens and a busted straight flush draw. But the big blind tabled 
for a Broadway straight and Pierce, obviously disappointed with the loss of this big pot, complimented his opponent for his strong hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Facing a raise to 250, Phil Ivey made the call from the big blind and check-called 350 when the flop landed 
. The 
turn was checked through, then the 
completed the board.
On the river Ivey check-called a bet of 725, but folded at the sight of his opponent's . Ivey is now down to a little over 22,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,350
7,650
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7,650 |
|
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Matt Marafioti just took a seat at one of the secondary feature tables, one he now shares with fellow pros Jonathan Duhamel and Ari Engel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
We found 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia engaged in a hand where four players took a flop of 
. The first player to act checked, prompting Sylvia to toss out a bet of 550. One player folded, the next called, and the first player to act called as well.
This left three players still active to see the hit the felt on the turn. There was one check over to Sylvia once again and he continued his aggression with a bet of 1,300. The late positioned player called while the first player folded. Sylvia and his now heads-up opponent saw the complete the board on the turn. Sylvia bet 2,500 and his opponent quickly clicked it back to 5,000. Sylvia instantly hung his head.
"Really?" remarked Sylvia with a chuckle.
Sylvia went into the tank, intermittently looking down at his cards and looking back at his opponent for well over two minutes. Ultimately, Sylvia tossed out a call and his opponent rolled over 
for a flopped set of treys. Sylvia mucked his hand and watched as the pot was pushed to his opponent. The 2012 November Niner is now down to about 19,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
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