Smith Triples Through Two Massive Stacks
Nível 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Ali Imsirovic raised to 30,000 from early position and Zilong Zhang made the call on the button. In the small blind, Dan Smith moved all in for 825,000.
Imsirovic made the call and action was back on Zhang. After thinking for a couple minutes, Zhang also made the call to put well over two million chips in the pot.
Action slowed between Imsirovic and Zhang after the flop. With Smith all in, they both checked every street while the board ran out 
.
Dan Smith: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
Zilong Zhang: 
Smith had the other two pocket pairs dominated, neither opponent improved, and Smith catapulted up into a top spot on the leaderboard.
Smith stood up, laughed, clapped his hands, and readied for the final level of the night with his newly won chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,980,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
|
2,800,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
2,505,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
|
||
before Thu Nguyen moved all in for 270,000 with 
. 
flop but would need to find one on the river after the 
turn changed nothing. The 
flop and Smith bet 220,000, causing Hui to lay down her hand.
fell on the turn, and the 
completed the board to secure the pot for Smith, while his opponent made his way to the payout desk.
but a 
came on the river and Kogel could thank his lucky stars as his chip stack ballooned to 3,400,000.
