Smith Closing In On a Century
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
We picked up the action on the flop as the dealer rolled out . A player in middle position checked, and Gavin Smith bet 1,800 into a pot of slightly more than that. His opponent called, and the drew another check-call from him. It was 3,800 on the turn, and he checked again on the river. Smith figured all was safe, and he slid out one final bet of 8,600. Oops. His opponent check-raised all in over the top, and Smith was put to the decision for his full stack of 39,600. Smith spent some time in the tank, and he eventually made the call for his tournament life with .
It was good. The other player's cards hit the muck, and Smith collected the double to move up to about 95,000.