Smaron Takes a Big Chip Lead
Nível 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jeremy Cate opened to 15,000 preflop and got two callers, one of which being Kenneth Smaron. The flop came down 
action checked to Cate who bet 45,000.
Smaron check-called the bet and the two were heads-up to the turn which came the 
. Smaron led for 73,000 and Cate then moved all in for around 450,000. Smaron thought for a moment then made the call and the two rolled over their hands.
Cate showed 
for a pair of kings and Smaron showed 
for a turned flush. Cate was drawing dead to the 
on the river and Smaron became the first player to hit the one million mark in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000
528,500
|
528,500 |
|
Eliminado |
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and Nitsche's pair of kings held on for another double up. Earlier in the day, Nitsche was down to just a couple of big blinds and has managed to fight his way back into a reasonable position.
and Truong took the lead with a pair of queens. The 
and he would be drawing to runner-runner jacks. The 
on the turn sealed the pot for Truong who had his opponent drawing dead to the 
on the river.
against Von Halle's 
and Kenney was in prime position to score the knockout. The 
on the turn gave Von Halle a pair of kings and the 
on the river improved him to trip kings. The table was in shock with the runout and Kenney was left with just 6,500 chips.
and Von Halle bet 64,000, forcing his opponent out of the pot. Kenney turned over 
and Von Halle held 
