Lodden Wins a Race to Leave Smolka on Crumbs
Level 6
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After Dawid Smolka had to squeezed to 162,000 from the big blind over a Johnny Lodden middle position open and a call, Lodden four-bet shoved for 740,000. Smolka had Lodden covered and after getting an exact count from the dealer, made the call.
Johnny Lodden: K♦Q♠ 
Dawid Smolka: 10♠10♣
Lodden found himself in a race for his tournament life. The board ran out K♣3♦3♠7♠A♣ to give Lodden the winner with a pair of kings on the flop. Lodden moved up to over 1,600,000, while Smolka was left on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
130,000
620,000
|
620,000 |