12-05-2008 17:30 UTC+11

Edmonds Climbing

[user67765]

Those over the Tasman at SKYCITY Auckland will be disappointed to hear that Brooke Howard Smith is a recent casualty from today's field.

Smith had raised from the cutoff to 4,200 with Brendan Edmonds making the call in the big blind. They saw a {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{2-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

flop and Edmonds checked to Smith, who moved all in for 31,500. Edmonds made the call.

Edmonds tabled {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

for just middle pair but it was a great call as Smith showed {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

for a bare flush draw. The turn and river bricked {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

,

{K-Hearts}

and Smith was sent to the rail as Edmonds climbs into the top five chip leaders with 184,500 chips.

Tags: Brendan Edmonds Brooke Howard Smith