State Gets There With a Monster Combo Draw
Just before the break, a huge hand happened on Table #9.
Dawid Smolka raised to 30,000 under the gun with Joseph Houayek calling from middle position and Adrian State defending out of the big blind.
State checked the 10♥7♠3♦ flop and Smolka put out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Houayek folded, but State called.
After State checked again on the 2♠ turn, Smolka put out a second barrel, this time for 200,000. State check-shoved for 831,000, which sent Smolka deep into the tank. After pondering for around two minutes, Smolka made the call to put State at risk.
Adrian State: 5♠4♠ 
Dawid Smolka: A♦10♠
Smolka had top pair, but was against a huge combo draw of State's . If Smolka could avoid State's outs, he would become one of the biggest stacks in the room.
However, the A♠ peeled off on the river which may have given Smolka two pair, but it improved State to a flush, earning him a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
380,000
311,000
|
311,000 |