For Your Consideration
Marc Smith casually joked that he was the 78,000th ranked player in the world. In fact, he is the 79,218th ranked player according to GPI.
The LA Sunset might not be lining up to draft him for next year's GPL, but he booked a win in a PLO tournament at HPO Columbus last year and a fifth place finish in a deepstack event as well. He's sitting just under $5,000 in career earnings and is part of what makes HPO special.
While there are some big names making their way through the HPO fields, there are several local players and home game heroes that are making their mark as well. Smith is just one of those players. Smith is off to a decent start so far today.
He was one of four players that saw a flop of 
for 300. The action checked to him and he bet 1,300. His opponents folded and he took down the small pot, uncontested pot. So far he's added about 4,000 to his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,400
23,400
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23,400 |