Rough Start for Dan Smith
It's been a rough 15 minutes for Dan Smith.
We missed the hand as it played out, but we do know he was left with just 12,000 after losing a big pot to Jake Schindler. The former held pocket aces, but the latter had made a set of queens.
Not long after, with 6,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Smith checked from the big blind and then called when Sean Winter bet 1,500 from the cutoff. Both players then checked the 
turn before Smith bet 5,000 on the 
river.
"Alright, I'm gonna slow play," Winter said before tossing in a call. Smith confidently tabled the 
for a pair of queens, but it was no good as Winter held kings with the 
.
In the very next hand, Winter raised it to 2,500 from the hijack and then called when Smith three-bet all in for just 4,500 from the small blind.
Smith: 
Winter: 
Once again Smith woke up with aces, and this time they held after the board ran out a safe 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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9,000
-116,000
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-116,000 |
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