Smith Doubles Through Thorel and Busts Auyezkanov
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Aidyn Auyezkanov open-shoved for his last 115,000 and Dan Smith reraised all in for 166,000 out of the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel was in the big blind and eventually called to put two players at risk.
Dan Smith: 
Aidyn Auyezkanov: 
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
After a board of 
, the third-place finisher of this very event in 2016 was eliminated and Thorel was left short after paying off Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted | |