Smith Calls Down with Ace-High
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chino Rheem raised to 40,000 preflop and Gavin Smith three-bet to 118,000. Action folded back to Rheem and he made the call.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Rheem led for 80,000 which was called by Smith. The river was the and Rheem fired again, this time for 134,000. Smith tanked for a bit before making the call.
While we didn't hear Rheem say anything or make any motions, it was clear to Smith that he didn't have anything and after a moment tabled his . Rheem stared at it for a few seconds before checking his cards and throwing them to the muck.