Todd Smith Over 300,000
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
and Eric Rivkin checks.
The player in the cutoff bet 10,000 and Todd Smith raised to 30,000 on the button. Rivkin thought for a moment before raising to 85,000 and both players quickly went all in. Rivkin called.
Rivkin: 
Smith: 
Player 3: 
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Smith won the hand to eliminate one player and leave Rivkin very short. Smith is the first player to break 300,000 and looks to end the day as the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
1,800
-156,200
|
-156,200 |