Hands #1-5: Tough Couple Hands for Smith
Hand #1: Stephen Chidwick raised to 14,000 on the button with 
and Bryn Kenney looked down at 
in the big blind. Kenney shipped all in for 244,000 and Chidwick quickly mucked his hand.
Hand #2: David Peters opened to 17,000 on the button with 
and both of the blinds folded.
Hand #3: Dan Smith opened to 14,000 from under the gun with 
and Christoph Vogelsang just called in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Vogelsang checked to Smith who bet 25,000. Vogelsang called with a pair of nines and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Vogelsang checked again and Smith checked behind. The 
landed on the river and Vogelsang bet 32,000 which Smith instantly called with ace-high.
Hand #4: Peters opened to 13,000 from the hijack with 
and was called by Koray Aldemir on the button with 
. Smith rolled in with a three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind holding 
. Peters quickly folded but Aldemir called to see a flop of 
.
Smith checked to Aldemir who bet 48,000 and Smith made the call. The 
on the turn put three jacks on the board and Smith checked again. Aldemir fired another 85,000 and Smith used up a time extension before making the call. The 
on the river changed nothing and both players quickly tapped the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,271,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
809,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
||
|
736,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
|
525,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
396,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
|
||
|
264,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||