Vieira Runs into Former Champ's Blades
Joao Vieira was one of the dozens of players who arrived today to receive a starting stack and try to work with 25 big blinds. Vieira's tournament experience was, however, cut to just 40 minutes.
He lost almost all his chips when he three-bet over a 5,200-raise from the hijack, making it 17,600 on the button. Lee Watkinson acted next and jammed for his last 33,600 and the hijack got out of the way. Vieira visibly didn't like the spot he ended up in, but he had to make the call.
Vieira: 
Watkinson: 
The board ran 
, securing a safe double for the 2006 champion of this very event. Vieira left his chair but the table informed him that he had some chips left.
Vieira returned to his seat and put his 4,200 in play with kings. He ran into a flush and while he hit a set on the turn, the river card was a brick and Vieira finally left his table.
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75,000
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-13,800 |
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fall on the flop and checked to Ivey who bet the maximum. Schwartz called the 12,000-bet and the 
river were checked by both players.
for aces and tens but Ivey had the winner with 
.
flop. Zarin bet 10,000 and Valerstein called. The turn brought a 
and Zarin jammed for about 20,000. Valerstein called quickly with 
for queens up. Zarin had 
and needed a spade river. It didn't come as the 
hit. 
and Tosoc checked to Mizrachi who fired another 30,000. Tosoc quickly called and turned up 
for a rivered straight. Mizrachi double checked his hand and then threw it away.
, big blind Richard Lyndaker bet enough to put Phil Ivey all in. Ivey was in the cutoff and had about 63,000 left, just a hair under Lyndaker's pot-sized bet. Ivey sloppily shipped all his chips in and turned over 
