Smith Survives Via Backdoor Wheel
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Norm Tanner pumped it up to 60,000 in early position and Cory Smith three-bet shoved in middle position. Action folded back to Tanner who requested a count, and Smith's stack was totaled to be 453,000. Tanner quickly called upon receiving the figure, and the two were off to the races.
Cory Smith: 
Norm Tanner: 
Tanner was able to fade the remaining aces and kings in the deck, but a board of 
gave Smith a backdoor wheel to score him the double nonetheless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
930,000
498,000
|
498,000 |
|
355,000
571,000
|
571,000 |