Favorable Runout Gives Smith A Boost
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
All of the chips got into the middle preflop between Ian Smith in the cutoff and his opponent in the hijack.
Hijack: 
Ian Smith: 
"Aces versus ace-king," said another player at the table. The flop 
prompted more of a reaction from the table before everything got silent for the turn 
. Things only stayed quiet for a moment, however, as the river 
came to give Smith Broadway and earn him the pot.
The hijack's stack was counted to be 149,000, while Smith's was just beyond that at 166,000. As a result, he earned the knockout and now has a stack north of 300,000 going into the final 40-minute level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,000 | 322,000 |
.
. Zaki tabled [jts] and was already well ahead.
gave Zaki the nuts and the river 
and the hijack put in 40,000, more than half their stack. Eyzaguirre check-raised the player all in for what wound up being 70,000 effective and the player called off his remaining 30,000.
left Eyzaguirre's cowboys on top as his opponent's open-ended straight draw bricked out.
. Ajayi checked over to Stewart, who continuation-bet 4,000 and saw Howard make it 12,000 to go.
and chiding the two to at least let him get the impression they were thinking about their decisions.
. The big blind checked to Tran, who made a continuation-bet of 8,000 and received a call only from Arbaugh.
and Tran checked. Arbaugh fired out 12,000 and received a call from Tran, bringing the river 
for two pair, and Arbaugh tabled 
against the small blind. The small blind check-called 4,000 and the turn came 
. 
