Pierson Punished by the Professor
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. His opponent was Howard Lederer, who tabled 
. Lederer held the lead but Pierson had plenty of cards to catch to improve with his 
.The turn was the
and the river bricked the 
to give Lederer the pot and eliminate Pierson from the tournament. "The Professor" moves up to 110,000 chips.