2012 World Series of Poker

Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$18,346,673
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$42,666,672
Entries
48
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Banjout Doubles; Boosted J Left with Just 30,000

Justin Smith
Justin Smith

As the rest of the players we going on break, we happened upon a huge pot between Justin "Boosted J" Smith and Frederic Banjout. There was a little over a million in the pot with a board reading {2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{A-Spades}{4-Spades} and Banjout had moved all in for 2.163 million.

From what Jonathan Duhamel told us, prior action saw Banjout check-raise the flop and then fire out big on the turn. Unfortunately that was all we were able to get amid all the excitement.

As it were, Smith was sitting in contemplation and waited for the dealer to get an exact count. A few of the other players found their way back to watch the hand, and out of nowhere Smith said, "I call."

Banjout then stood from his chair and slapped down {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} for the nuts. Smith was devastated and tossed his cards to the muck, though tournament rules state the hand must be shown. Per the floor's instruction, the dealer turned over Smith's hand . . . {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Smith thought he had been eliminated, but after the stacks were counted down, he was left with just 30,000.

Player Chips Progress
5,200,000
2,390,000
2,390,000
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
30,000
-2,370,000
-2,370,000

Tags: Frederic BanjoutJustin Smith