Smith Gets All in, Unfortunate to Chop
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dan Smith opened under the gun to 18,000 and was called by Danny Hannawa in middle position. Eric Most, from the small blind, three-bet to 72,000. Smith and Hannawa both called.
The flop came 
and after Hannawa checked, Smith bet 60,000. Hannawa got out of the way and Most called.
The turn brought the 
and after Smith bet 120,000, Most shoved and and Smith called with the rest of his stack.
Dan Smith: 
Eric Most: 
While Smith had Most completely dominated on the flop, the turn had them chopping but drawing to one another's potentially better full houses.
Each player dodged disaster on the 
river and were forced to chop it up, earning Hannawa's dead money plus the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
550,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
360,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
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