Smolka Pays the Price For Big Shove
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dawid Smolka just made a big shove and paid a hefty price for it.
Leonid Orman opened to 40,000 from early position and a player in the cutoff called with a stack of around 900,000. Henrik Brockmann called on the button, then Smolka shoved 1,800,000 from the big blind. Orman thought for some time before he committed his stack of around 600,000, and both the cutoff and Brockmann folded.
Leonid Orman: A♠Q♦ 
Dawid Smolka: A♦3♦
Smolka was looking for threes or diamonds but couldn't find much to work with on the 8♦8♣4♠ flop. A 9♣ on the turn brought some more chop possibilties, but the 7♠ was a brick, meaning Orman doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
1,200,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
400,000
450,000
|
450,000 |