We're not entirely sure what happened. After Leeann Tweeden finished an "exit interview" with Don Cheadle and Tom Dwan, MOC Jordan Siegel was at the back table, the last remaining match between Don Cheadle and David Williams.
"Emmitt needs a queen or a six to end the match," he said. "Here's the river..."
Well, we caught the board. . And we caught Smith's winning hand, . We didn't see what Williams had but we assume it was at least a . In any event, Williams is busto.
Smith was gracious enough to autograph Williams' Cowboys jersey before the two left the stage, finally ending the first round of the Hearts Bracket.
Once again, when all the money went into the middle, Tom Dwan had the chip lead and the best hand. His needed to hold against Cheadle's to bring the match to an end. The board fell , and Dwan moves on to play David Benyamine in the next round.
Tom Dwan had Don Cheadle up against the wall, all in and way behind. Dwan led with . Cheadle's got some help on the flop. The turn meant Dwan had one card left to sweat before he could move on. And there it was, the on the river, to bring this match back to even with the blinds climbing to the nosebleed level durrrr is used to.
The long, tough match between Phil Hellmuth and David Benyamine has come to a close. The two got the chips all in pre-flop again. This time Hellmuth had and Benyamine showed two overs, . Benyamine flopped two pair, , then dodged Hellmuth's six-card draw on the turn and river. He'll advance to the Round of 32.
Phil Hellmuth had the lead in his match against David Benyamine, but he picked the wrong time to move in with . Benyamine called with and made a full house, . He's got the lead now in a match that has to end sometime... right?
Meanwhile, David Williams and Emmitt Smith just walked off stage. Toilet break, perhaps.
Emmitt Smith has taken the lead again in his match against David Williams. The two were all-in pre-flop in a race situation. Williams had a small pair of ; Smith had two over-cards with . Score this round in favor of Smith, .
David Williams found himself all in with against Emmitt Smith's . The flop was clean, but Williams couldn't breathe easy until the gave him an unbeatable set. But just for fun, the dealer put the case on the river. Williams took a slight lead with his quad quads.
Emmitt Smith is still juking. He moved in pre-flop with and was called by David Williams, who tabled . Smith made a pair of 9s on a board of , enough to double up and further extend the match. The two players are now roughly even in chips.
Tom Dwan and Don Cheadle chopped another all-in when they both tabled pocket jacks. But their third all-in had a clear winner. Cheadle was at risk with to Dwan's . The flop was pretty decisive: , and durrrr was drawing dead. He's still got a lead over Cheadle, however.
Former NFL running sensation Emmitt Smith was quite short against David Williams. Smith got it in pre-flop with and was called by Williams' . The unimproved ace was still in front on a flop of , then improved to a pair of aces with the turn. That card also gave Smith a flush draw.
David Williams' mother couldn't watch the river card come down; Smith's rail was on their feet. They exploded in cheer at the river that filled Smith's flush and kept his match alive.
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. And we caught Smith's winning hand, 
. We didn't see what Williams had but we assume it was at least a 
. In any event, Williams is busto.
needed to hold against Cheadle's 
to bring the match to an end. The board fell 
, and Dwan moves on to play David Benyamine in the next round.
. Cheadle's 
got some help on the 
flop. The 
turn meant Dwan had one card left to sweat before he could move on. And there it was, the 
on the river, to bring this match back to even with the blinds climbing to the nosebleed level durrrr is used to.
and Benyamine showed two overs, 
. Benyamine flopped two pair, 
, then dodged Hellmuth's six-card draw on the 
turn and 
. Benyamine called with 
.
. Smith made a pair of 9s on a board of 
, enough to double up and further extend the match. The two players are now roughly even in chips.
