Matt Berkey raised, and Dan Smith defended his big blind. On a flop, Berkey bet 6,000 and Smith made it 23,000. Berkey called. He called another 40,000 on the turn, and both players checked the . Smith turned up , but Berkey had .

"I saw you wanted to three-bet preflop," Berkey commented after the hand.

"That's twice he's had aces," someone said.

"That we know of," Smith said.