Gonzalez Doubles Through Smith
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Fabrizio Gonzalez opened for 500 in the cutoff and got three-bet to 1,500 by his opponent in the next seat. Elliot Smith peeked at his holding in the small blind and then put in 4,500. Gonzalez jammed for about 6,300, chasing the squeezed player away, and Smith put him at risk.
Smith: 
Gonzalez: 
Gonzalez moved to exit, but the 
flop gave him new life with a set. A 
turn made things a bit hairy as he now had to dodge a bunch of cards, but the 
river was safe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | -6,000 |
|
14,500 | 14,500 |
and Martin Riseng had checked. Aymon Hata bet 4,500 and the third player in the hand, Elie El Feghali, got the clock called on him before calling the 4,500.
for the second nuts and El Feghali snap-mucked his hand face-down. Per PokerStars Championship rules (or basically, in any poker tournament), El Feghali was forced to show and 
was revealed.
rolled off the deck. The big blind fired a third shell worth 9,200, and Kisacikoglu immediately cut out calling chips. However, he thought better of it and mucked after a minute or so.
, Maltez wasted no time and instantly fired each street.
board to put his opponent to the test for her remaining 8,000 in chips. After contemplating for a while, she opted to call it off.
, enough to beat his opponent's 
river after the 
turn meant he was finished after a short stay in the Main Event.
