Pierce Takes a Hit
Nível 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
A player under the gun opened to 1,900, and Paul Pierce three-bet to 5,000 in middle position. The under-the-gun player made it 16,900 to go, and Pierce asked how much his opponent had behind.
"You can let this one go," the player said. "I'll show you."
Pierce decided to jam it in after brief consideration.
"He's all in?" the player said. "S***."
He called off his last 26,300, though, and he was in solid shape.
Pierce: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, causing a player who was on the button to curse, saying he folded jacks to the two raises in front of him.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
81,200 | -5,500 |
, Lazaro Hernandez called, and Fabian Scherle moved all in for 44,000. Ivey reshoved for effectively 130,000, and Hernandez paused.
, and just needed to fade a ten, nine, six, or five on the river to double through. The dealer rapped the felt, burned one final card, then delivered the river.
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flop. However, Schimpf managed to pick up an up-and-down straight draw. The 
flop was safe enough for Baldwin, and so was the 
turn. All Baldwin had to do was dodge a queen on the river, but then the dealer delivered a dagger through his heart by burning and putting out the 
completed the board. Lunin-Pack's two opponents doubled, while he dropped down to 150,000 chips.
