Gavin Smith raised to 77,000 from the button, and Danny Hannawa called from the small blind. Both checked the flop. The turn brought the and a bet of 100,000 from Hannawa. Smith rubbed his chin, and made the call.
The river was the and both checked. Hannawa showed -- good enough, as Smith mucked.
We move back to the limit round, where even the small bets are big, big bets now. Indeed, with stakes of 50,000/100,000, there are only about 38 big bets in play, period.
Here is what the stacks look like as we start this half-hour:
Timothy Finne -- 1.325 million
Gavin Smith -- 910,000
Michael Michnik -- 795,000
Danny Hannawa -- 760,000
Gavin Smith raised from under the gun, and Michael Michnik called from the big blind. The flop came . Michnik checked, Smith bet, Michnik raised, Smith three-bet, and Michnik called.
Michnik then check-called the turn and river. Michnik showed , and Smith . Smith had the better kicker, and wins the nearly half-million chip pot.
Michnik is down below 300,000, while Smith moves up to 1.3 million.
Michael Michnik raised from the button, Gavin Smith three-bet from the small blind, Danny Hannawa folded, Smith four-bet, Michnik raised with his last chips, and Smith called.
Smith
Michnik
The flop came , and Michnik was in tough shape. The turn card sealed it, and he's out in fourth. Smith moves into the chip lead with more than 1.5 million.
Three-way action on this one. Gavin Smith raised from the button, and both Danny Hannawa (SB) and Timothy Finne (BB) called.
The flop came . Hannawa bet, Finne called, and Smith folded. The turn was the . Hannawa bet, and Finne called. Finne also called Hannawa's bet following the river.
Hannawa showed for trip tens, and Finne mucked. Finne is sliding fast here in this limit round, and is now left with just a few big bets.