Smith and Altergott Battling; Altergott Over 1 Million
From early position, Max Altergott raised to 13,000. Dan Smith reraised to 35,000 from the cutoff seat, and then player folded back to Altergott. He reraised and made it 73,000 to go. Smith took a minute, but folded, and Altergott won the pot.
On the very next hand, Altergott opened to 13,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Smith in the hijack seat, and he three-bet once again to 35,000. This time, Altergott opted to just call when play got back to him.
The two players saw the flop come down 
, and action was checked to see the 
land on the turn. Altergott led fourth street for 45,000, and Smith called.
The 
paired the board on the river, and Altergott tanked for a bit before firing a bet of 118,000. Smith called, but could only muck his hand after Altergott showed a flopped straight with the 
.
After these two hands, Altergott pushed to over 1 million in chips, while Smith was left with just 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000 | 323,000 |
|
40,000 | -252,000 |