Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:55 PM Local Time
Debbie Pechac limped in from the small blind, Jan Howard checked from the big blind, and the pair saw the flop come . Pechac checked, and after a brief pause Howard pushed out a bet of 40,000. Pechac promptly set out a column of chips for a bet of 110,000, sitting up with a knee in her chair as she did. After about 15 seconds Howard called.
The turn was the , and Pechac — still half-standing with a knee in her chair — immediately declared she was all in. Howard stared at the board for a while, then let her hand go.
Pechac tossed her cards face up across the table as the dealer pushed her the pot, revealing for a straight.
| Jan Howard | 775,000 | 0  |
| Debbie Pechac | 425,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:43 PM Local Time
Debbie Pechac opened from under the gun for 35,000, and it folded to Angela Prada-Moed in the big blind who called. The flop came , and when Prada-Moed checked, Pechac fired 75,000, enough to force a fold from Prada-Moed.
We've again entered a relatively quiet period, although with both Pechac and Prada-Moed still short the next all-in could happen at any moment.
| Debbie Pechac | 308,000 | 125,000  |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 295,000 | -45,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:32 PM Local Time
| Yen Dang | 1,480,000 | -100,000 |
| Jan Howard | 890,000 | 130,000 |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 340,000 | -36,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 183,000 | 1,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:21 PM Local Time
Angela Prada-Moed was just now all in and at risk after open-shoving her stack of 184,000 from the small blind with and getting called by Debbie Pechac in the big blind with .
The flop meant Pechac's fives were still in front, but Prada-Moed had picked up straight outs to go with her two live cards. The dealer then burned a card and dealt the turn... the ! A straight for Prada-Moed, making the river no matter.
| Angela Prada-Moed | 376,000 | 194,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 182,000 | -38,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:11 PM Local Time
In one of the last hands of Level 21, Yen Dang limped in from the small blind, Angela Prada-Moed raised to 29,000 from a seat over, and Dang called.
The flop came . Dang checked, and when Prada-Moed bet 36,000, Dang check-raised to 136,000, prompting a fold from Prada-Moed.
As the blinds increase again, Prada-Moed remains on a short stack while Yen Dang increases her lead.
| Yen Dang | 1,580,000 | 78,000 |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 182,000 | -108,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:07 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 8000/16000
Ante: 2000
Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:02 PM Local Time
Shortly after that hand with Yen Dang in which Debbie Pechac lost most of her stack, she has managed to double up through Jan Howard to gain a few back.
Pechac open-pushed her 167,000 from the small blind with and Howard snap-called with . The flop was no good for Pechac, but the fell on the turn to put her in front, and the river meant she'd survived.
| Jan Howard | 760,000 | -127,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 342,000 | 182,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:51 PM Local Time
We've had a huge chip swing here, ending with start-of-day chip leader Debbie Pechac suddenly becoming the short stack with four players left.
The hand began with an under-the-gun raise to 30,000 by Yen Dang. It folded to Pechac in the small blind who made it 100,000 to go, and when it folded back to Dang she reraised again to 350,000. Pechac responded by pushing all in, and Dang — outchipped by Pechac by about 160,000 — called with her remaining stack.
Dang:
Pechac:
The flop came , pairing Dang. The on the turn then improved Dang to trips. The river brought the , and now Dang leads with more than 1.5 million while Pechac is on the short stack.
| Yen Dang | 1,502,000 | 797,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 160,000 | -720,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:43 PM Local Time
Debbie Pechac opened for 45,000 from the button and got one caller in Jan Howard from the small blind. The flop came . Howard checked, Pechac bet 50,000, and Howard called. The turn was the , and both players checked.
The river brought the and a bet of 60,000 from Howard, called by Pechac. Howard turned over , better than the of Pechac, and with that pot the pair are virtually even for the chip lead.
| Jan Howard | 887,000 | 122,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 880,000 | -170,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:33 PM Local Time
Since the elimination of Candida Ross-Powers in fifth place, the pace has slowed considerably, with few flops and mostly small pots. Angela Prada-Moed has on a couple of occasions pushed her short stack all in, but hasn't gotten any callers.
| Debbie Pechac | 1,050,000 | 110,000 |
| Jan Howard | 765,000 | 10,000 |
| Yen Dang | 705,000 | -45,000 |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 290,000 | -192,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:22 PM Local Time
Yen Dang raised from the button, Debbie Pechac called from the big blind, and the pair together saw a flop come . Pechac checked, and after waiting a few seconds Dang checked behind. The turn was the . This time Pechac bet 20,000, and Dang responded with a raise to 45,000. Pechac looked at Dang's raise, then reraised herself to 120,000 total, and Dang let her hand go.
Pechac showed a card — the — as the dealer pushed the chips her way.
| Debbie Pechac | 940,000 | 45,000 |
| Yen Dang | 750,000 | -60,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:11 PM Local Time
On the first hand back after the break, Candida Ross-Powers open-shoved all in for 315,000 from under the gun, and Yen Dang called from the button. Ross-Powers held , while Dang had .
The flop came , pairing Dang, and after the turn Ross-Powers was down to a couple of outs to survive. Neither came, though, as the river was the , and suddenly we're down to four players.
| Yen Dang | 730,000 | 338,000 |
| Candida Ross-Powers | 0 | -317,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 2:07 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 6000/12000
Ante: 2000
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:48 PM Local Time
Play has reached the end of Level 20, and the five who are left are now taking a 20-minute break.
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:47 PM Local Time
| Debbie Pechac | 895,000 | 50,000 |
| Jan Howard | 702,000 | -168,000 |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 511,000 | 166,000 |
| Yen Dang | 392,000 | -20,000 |
| Candida Ross-Powers | 317,000 | -65,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:43 PM Local Time
The all-in bets have slowed down a bit, but here are a couple of recent hands resulting in some less dramatic chip movement. Both involved players in the blinds defending against late-position pressure from Yen Dang.
In the first, Dang raised to 25,000 from the button and got one caller in Debbie Pechac in the big blind. The flop arrived , and Pechac led for 60,000. Dang called. The turn was the and again Pechac bet out, this time 65,000. Dang called once more.
The river brought the and a 100,000-chip bet from Pechac, and this time Dang gave up her hand.
Soon after Dang was involved in another hand in which she'd opened from late position and got a caller from the blinds, this time Jan Howard in the big blind. The flop came , and as Pechac had done before, Howard led with a bet of 35,000 which Dang called. Howard then checked the turn, and when Dang bet 60,000, Howard called.
Howard checked the river, and a wary Dang checked behind. Howard showed for a queen-high flush, and Dang let her hand go.
| Jan Howard | 870,000 | 98,000 |
| Debbie Pechac | 845,000 | 226,000 |
| Yen Dang | 412,000 | -291,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:28 PM Local Time
Another all-in hand to report, this one ending with a big chip swing rather than an elimination.
After Jan Howard raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Ross-Powers called from the button and both blinds stepped aside. The flop came . Howard led with a bet of 75,000, and after pausing just a beat Ross-Powers raised the minimum to 150,000. Howard didn't wait very long before pushing all in for 336,000 total, and Ross-Powers called the raise.
Ross-Powers:
Howard:
Aces versus queens, with Howard ahead. The turn was the and river the , and Howard's hand remained best. With that one, Howard pushes up to challenge Dang for the chip lead.
| Jan Howard | 772,000 | 354,000 |
| Candida Ross-Powers | 304,000 | -441,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:19 PM Local Time
Rae Rocco's run in the 2012 WSOP Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to an end.
After raising 40,000 from under the gun, the table folded to Debbie Pechac on the button who reraised all in, and when the blinds got out, Rocco called.
Rocco had and was hoping her tens would hold versus Pechac's . But the flop came to give Pechac two pair, and after the turn and river, we are now down to five.
| Debbie Pechac | 619,000 | 298,000 |
| Rae Rocco | 0 | -193,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:11 PM Local Time
Rae Rocco open-pushed her entire stack of 134,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Debbie Pechac on the button who called. The blinds got out, Rocco showed , and Pechac turned over .
The community cards came , meaning Rocco's jacks had held and the Las Vegas resident survives.
| Debbie Pechac | 321,000 | -154,000 |
| Rae Rocco | 193,000 | 97,000 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:07 PM Local Time
The eliminations are coming fast here in Level 20, with Lesley Amos the latest to fall.
After Yen Dang opened for 23,000 from the button, Amos reraised the minimum to 46,000 from the small blind, and Dang called.
The flop brought three picture cards — — and an all-in shove for 220,000 from Amos. Dang quickly called, tabling for a flopped straight. Meanwhile, Amos had flopped two pair with .
The turn was the and river the , and Amos was eliminated. That big pot pushes Dang up into the chip lead.
| Yen Dang | 775,000 | 355,000 |
| Lesley Amos | 0 | -253,000 |