Schmidt Binks the River
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action started on the flop with a board of all threes, the 
. About 20,000 was in the pot.
The under-the-gun player checked and Dan Schmidt bet 10,000 from middle position. The player in the cutoff moved all in for 33,000. The under-the-gun player thought for quite some time before folding.
Schmidt also thought for a while, but eventually put in the call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 
Dan Schmidt: 
Schmidt's worse full house left him drawing for two outs. The 
turn changed nothing, but the miracle 
hit the river to give Schmidt the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
. Taylor Howard was risking it all when he went all in for 12,700 into the pot of about 16,000. 
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to the board. The early-position player led for 5,000. Tuenge min-raised to 10,000, causing Reid to get out of the way. After some thought, the first player moved all in for about 22,000 and Tuenge called with a very similar stack. 
, making the flush on the river for the winner.