Todd's Tens Take Smith
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Nancy Todd opened to 2,600 from under the gun and it folded around to Mark "Pegasus" Smith who called from the big blind.
Smith checked in the dark and the flop was 
. Todd bet 3,000 only to have Smith come over the top for 8,000. Todd stuck around.
The turn was the 
but before it fell Smith checked in the dark once more. Todd checked behind this time and the 
hit fifth street. Both checked once again.
"Threes," said Smith, showing 
. Todd, however, tabled 
for a pair of tens and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
32,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
and Martin was unable to improve enough to beat the jacks. He was forced to ship 26,000 over to his opponent, dropping his stack to about 118,000.
. The first player checked to Todd who shot out 3,600. The button called and the first player folded.
fell as both players checked their option. The 
completed the board and two hands tapped the table once more. Todd tabled 
for a turned pair of tens and her opponent mucked, awarding her the pot. She's currently sitting on about 150,000.
