Smith Doubles Back into the Lead
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Dan Smith was the preflop raiser, and he and Mikhail Smirnov came along with the call from the big blind.
They took a 
flop, and Smirnov checked to the raiser. When Smith continued out with ~40,000, though, Smirnov check-raised to 150,000, and Smith called to see the next card.
It was the 
, and the rest of the money got in. Smith had just over a half-million chips left at that point, and his hand was in the lead as the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Smith: 
Smirnov: 
Smirnov had a combo draw with one to come, but it would not materialize. The river brought the blank 
, and Smith's double was a lock. Just like that, he's retaken the chip lead with about 1.3 million, and Smirnov is down under the million-chip mark for the second time in this match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
||
|
900,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |