Hands #32-37: Smith Wins Battle of Blinds Against Salomon
Hand #32: Fedor Holz opened for 1 million on the button. He won the blinds and antes.
Hand #33: Action folded to Dan Smith in the small blind and he completed, and he and Rick Salomon saw a 
board for free until Smith bet 400,000. Salomon peeled to see the 
river. Smith bet 1 million, Salomon called and Smith took it down with 
.
Hand #34: Smith opened for 800,000 on the button and Byron Kaverman defended big blind. Smith continuation-bet 800,000 on the 
flop and Kaverman continued, bringing a 
turn. Kaverman checked again and Smith bet 1.7 million. Kaverman gave it up.
Hand #35: David Einhorn opened for 1.1 million under the gun and Justin Bonomo made it 3 million a couple of seats over. Einhorn agreed to that price and they saw a 
flop. Einhorn checked the dry flop and Bonomo fired in 2 million. Einhorn released.
Hand #36: Bonomo opened for 950,000 and Einhorn defended big blind, seeing 
flop. Bonomo bet 800,000 and Einhorn check-raised to 3 million. Bonomo immediately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,400,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
||
|
25,000,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
||
|
19,200,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
17,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,300,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,200,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
|
12,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||