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On a 
board, Dan Smith bet 1,625. After a minute, Carlos Mortensen called. The river was the 
. Smith moved all in, and as Mortensen tanked, Smith bowed his head and stared at the felt. After a minute, Carlos folded. "You need a diamond too?" he asked.
"I did not need another diamond," Smith responded.
"You already had it?"
"I didn't say that either. I'm intentionally being vague," Smith said. They are almost exactly even now.
Dan Smith had the best of it when they got all in this time.
Smith: 
Mortensen: 
"Good luck, sir," Smith said. He probably didn't mean it quite so literally. The 
flop gave Mortensen a gutshot, and the 
on the turn ended the sweat. "Guess it's gonna be tough for me to win this one," said the drawing-dead Smith.
As he counted out the chips to double Carlos, leaving himself only 550, Barry Woods chimed in from the rail. "How does that horseshoe feel now, Dan?"
Moments ago, Dan Smith was down to just 550. He was all in blind with 
against Mortensen's 
. The 
board rivered Smith a four-flush to double once.
Next Smith got it in with 
against Mortensen's 
. "Chop it up," Smith said. But he got better than a chop with a four on the river. Next he was all in with against Mortensen's 
and held to double for a third time. Smith could make a go of it now, but with blinds going up to 400/800, he's going to need some more help from that horseshoe.
Dan Smith did his best to come back from the dead, but his streak of doubles came to halt after three.
Smith: 
Mortensen: 
Smith called for a four, and he got what he'd asked for, but Mortensen also got some help from the 
flop. The 
turn and river further improved Carlos to a six-high straight. After two hours, game one goes to the Matador.
Smith requested a break to get some lunch from the food court upstairs. They will start the second game in 10 minutes.
See above.
Enter Ryan "Fees" Fee on the rail to support his friend, Dan Smith.
Winning a series of small pots without showdown, Carlos Mortensen is gaining a slight chip lead in game two. If he wins this one, he will move on to play Barry Woods in the next match. Perhaps Smith is missing the support of his short-lived rail. Smith's Vegas roommate Tony Dunst busted from the six-max event in 13th place, and Dunst and Ryan Fee took off. Now Woods is the only person left keenly observing the match.
Mortensen - 13,000
Smith - 7,000
Dan Smith is down to 5,500, and the blinds just went up to 150/300. But he could get a spark of inspiration momentarily, as he just flagged down a masseuse.
Dan Smith hasn't dragged too many pots lately. Even when he wins, he can't seem to get the chips. He took down a small hand, and the dealer pushed the chips to Carlos Mortensen. Force of habit.
