Hands #31-37: Puka Doubles Through Smith
Level 32
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #31: Lorenc Puka got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #32: Mike Takayama got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #33: Puka shoved from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #34: Puka got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #35: Takayama got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #36: Takayama called from the small blind and Matthew Smith checked his option.
The flop came 
, Takayama bet 150,000, Smith folded, and Takayama took the pot.
Hand #37: Matthew Smith shoved for 1.3 million from the small blind and Puka called to put himself at risk.
Matthew Smith: 
Lorenc Puka: 
Smith had the preflop edge and Puka needed to improve to survive. He caught up on the 
flop, and neither the 
turn nor 
river were any help to Smith, so Puka took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
450,000
-1,525,000
|
-1,525,000 |