Smyth Doubles Back
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Marty Smyth got himself so short during the bubble level that he was essentially forced to sit on his hands and limp into a small cash.
On the first hand back from break, Smyth found a spot to commit his last 21,000 chips. It happened behind an Ari Engel raise to 11,500, and Engel quickly called the remainder to put the Irishman at risk. Engel showed 
, and Smyth said, "That's pretty good for me," as he rolled over 
.
He was right. The board came 
(sweat!) 
, and the pair of queens allow Smyth to double back into contention. He'll still need to do that twice more to get back to average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000 | 54,000 |
|
54,000 | 33,000 |