Pierce Cracks Cowboys
John Pierce saw action folded to him in middle position and limped in. Steve Belland was next to act and raised to 600 in the hijack. The cutoff three-bet to 1,600 and action made its way back to Pierce, who called.
Belland called as well and action went three handed to a flop of 
. Action checked over to the cutoff, who committed the remainder of his chips. Pierce asked for a count and the dealer totaled the cutoff's stack to be 10,100. Pierce put out chips to call and Belland looked back at his cards and then sent them to the muck.
All-In Player: 
John Pierce: 
Pierce's flopped set was way out in front of the all-in player's overpair of kings and was able to fade the two remaining kings in the deck for his hand to remain best as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout, resulting in the pot being sent to Pierce as his opponent was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |