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We have overheard a boisterous Gavin Smith throughout much of this Day 1, as he had regaled the Brasilia Room's Silver section with vivid play-by-play announcing of the NBA Finals, and offered fashion advice to his fellow pros. He even took to Twitter recently to post the following photograph of a mustachioed Justin Smith, issuing a challenge to fellow facial hair fan Eric Baldwin.
Hey @basebaldy this is @Justinyoung07 showing you real INTIMIDATION!!!! http://t.co/J8SZCBBIxmFollow @olegsmith
Last we heard, Smith was telling his tablemates the secret to his prolonged success in the often cutthroat world of professional poker, where flashes in the pan come and go seemingly with every tournament series.
"I was never the best player," said Smith, in a tone that suggested a wise elder patiently delivering a lecture. "But I always got the air time."
Despite the other player's protestations that Smith, who has won a gold WSOP bracelet and captured a WPT title in his illustrious career, was indeed one of the best players in the world at one point, the seasoned vet stayed true to his claim. While he did so, Smith also scooped a small pot with an opening raise to 1,150, padding his already above average stack.
As Smith has proven time and again, no matter how the cards happen to come, its simply best to put on a good show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
5,000
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5,000 |
flop, Merson led out for 2,325, and next to act Schulman popped it to 6,400.
on the turn left Merson out in front, but when the 
fell on the river he grabbed his stack and handed it across the table, offering a "good game everyone" to the table as he departed. Busquet now has more than double the average stack, and is cruising along as the day nears its conclusion.
and was up against the 
for the cutoff seat. The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Schanbacher doubled up.
land on the river. Ochana bet 2,650, and Rettenmaier raised to 8,325. After some tanking, Ochana called, but mucked after seeing the 
hit the board on the river, Lew quickly announced himself all in for his big stack, putting Cardyn to the test for his tournament life.
suited for Matt Marafioti. Unfortunately for Racener, he wasn't able to hold as Marafioti went on to make a flush and send the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up to the rail.