Rice Hits Trips for Chips
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
John Rice told PokerNews about the details of a hand that happened before the dinner break, which brought the WSOP first-timer Rice up to 4.5 million.
Rice defended his big blind against a small blind min-raise, and the flop came 
. The small blind min bet for 200,000, and Rice raised to 400,000, and got the call.
The 
came on the turn, Rice checked and the small blind shoved for 1,400,000. Rice called.
John Rice: 
Small Blind: 
With just a gutshot possibility to save him, the river 
brought no help to the small blind. Rice, who began the day as one of the chip leaders, is still in the hunt at Level 29.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
3,362,000
|
3,362,000 |