Double through for Talal Shakerchi courtesy of Justin Smith... Shakerchi, with 198,000, got it in the middle preflop. Smith, half out of his chair, tense knee resting on it as he considered making the call, eventually did so. He had initially raised, but now was risking almost half his stack.
Smith:
Shakerchi:
The flop brought an "Oooh," from the spectators, as it brought the along with two more hearts: ... that meant that Smith could be saved by a pot-splitting flush when the came on the turn. But no, it was the . Shakerchi up to 400,000, Smith down to 300,000.