Pierce Nails the Trey
Paul Pierce three bet a preflop open and a player in late position four-bet shoved. The original raiser moved out of the way and Pierce had his chips in the middle before the cards were in the muck.
Pierce: 
Opponent: 
It wasn't yet known which player was at risk as both had very similar stacks. The dealer fanned out a 
which led to a fist-pump from Pierce. The turn and river fell --
-- Pierce's three kings were best and the dealer began to count out his stack.
After the count, Pierce had 900 chips fewer than his opponent and was pushed the double up.
Just before the hand played out, former NBA player Earl Barron walked up to Pierce to tell him the news of Barron's recent departure from the Main Event.
Barron was crippled just earlier when his 
got run down by an opponent's 
and a few hands later got 
in against . Barron had flopped best with the 
flop but the turn was a and Barron's quest was halted.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
Eliminado |