Smith Hits Spades
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jerod Smith defended his big blind against the raise in early position and check-called a bet of 25,000 on the 
flop.
Smith then led out for 55,000 on the 
turn and was called. After the 
on the river, Smith tapped the table and his opponent followed. "You check, I win" said Smith as he flipped over 
while his opponent showed the 
as the cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
, the third spade came right away on the turn and Robinson had to pay off Kwaysser. However, he won most of the chips back in the next hand to limit the losses of the previous coin flip.
, not giving Richter much help. However, he spiked the 
on the turn to put himself in the lead, though he needed to dodge jacks and queens.
and Richter found himself back near a half a million chips.
. Faraz Jaka bet 60,000 from the small blind. Seamus Cahill called from under the gun. 
for second pair to take down the pot.
. Despite a mighty sweat on the 
board, the ace was good enough to score the knockout and Rosen then started receiving a massage for the business end of the day.
and Keating continued for 25,000. Mizrachi called.
turn but on the 
river, Keating checked and Mizrachi bet 210,000 into a 136,000-chip pot, leaving roughly 150,000 chips behind.
turn as well as the 
river were no threat for Lentini.
