Daniel Smith Trying to Beat Dan Smith

Dan Smith isn't the most unique name, in fact it's a rather common name. In the poker world most people you'll talk to will think of Dan "KingDan" Smith (the super high roller from the states who once won three €5,000 events here at the Grand Final in one festival) when you mention it.

But there's another Daniel "Dan" Smith out there, and that one is pretty good at poker as well. Daniel Smith from England (but living in Monaco) won a big event in Cannes for €88,000 September last year and has amassed a total of $121,926 in live tournament earnings so far.

That Daniel Smith is currently one of the bigger stacks in the room, having worked up his stack from 80,000 to 150,000 in the three levels we've played so far today. And it's not like he's sitting at the softest of tables, with Martin Jacobson, Ami Barer, Brian Roberts and Dzmitry Urbanovich as his opponents it's in fact one of the tougher ones in the room.

Smith just clashed with Polish wonder kid Dzmitry Urbanovich in a hand where Urbanovich opened to 2,600 and Smith called from the small blind. Both players checked the flop and the popped up on the turn. Smith bet out 2,200 and, as we've seen so many times before by now, Urbanovich raised it up to 6,800. Smith made the call. The hit the river and Smith checked. Urbanovich thought for just a bit before checking behind. Smith rolled his eyes a little bit and showed for a rivered full house, Urbanovich mucked.

Daniel Smith is the 2nd most successful Daniel Smith in the world if we're looking at poker results. Even if Daniel Smith wins this tournament for just over a million, he won't come near Dan Smith's $8,904,933 in live tournament earnings. But you got to start somewhere, right?