Smith Backdoors His Way to a Flush
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Nick Petrangelo raised to 11,000 under the gun and Dan Smith defended in the big blind.
The flop came 2♥9♥Q♠ and Smith check-called a bet of 7,000 from Petrangelo.
The turn landed the J♠ and Smith check-called again, this time for 34,000.
The river fell the 2♠, completing the backdoor flush draw and Smith checked once more. Petrangelo thought for a moment and elected to check back.
Smith tabled the winner with 9♠8♠ for the flush and the pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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230,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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