Pechac Cracks Dang's Aces, Survives
Yen Dang limped in from the small blind, and Debbie Pechac checked her option. The flop came 
, and when Dang checked, Pechac pushed out a bet of 25,000. Dang responded with an all-in push, and Pechac called right away.
Dang: 
Pechac: 
Dang had gotten sneaky with aces, but Pechac had made the "Brunson" work for her as she'd flopped trip tens. (Ten-deuce was the hand with which Doyle Brunson won the WSOP Main Event in both 1976 and 1977, in the first instance suited spades.)
The 
on the turn made life a little less easy for Pechac, giving Dang a flush draw. But the river was the 
and Pechac doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,470,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
428,000
216,000
|
216,000 |