Nitsche Finds an Early Double Through Smith
Level 11
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dan Smith opened to 20,000 from the cutoff with 
, Dominik Nitsche moved all in for 149,000 on the button holding 
. Smith took a moment but called the all in and the two turned over their cards.
Dominik Nitsche:
Dan Smith:
The flop came down 
and Smith now picked up some outs to take down the pot if he were to land another nine.
A 
hit as a turn card and Nitsche was in a prime position to double. The 
completed the board and Nitsche aces took down the pot for a completed double through Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
323,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
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|
124,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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, hitting a queen for Jiang but Rybin's kings were still leading. A 
came down on the turn and Rybin was in good position to land an early double. 
and Chin Wei Lim called from the big blind instantly with his two black aces.
on the flop and Smith was in bad shape. A 
landed on the turn and Smith was now drawing dead to the 
river. Lim scooped in the pot, sending a poker giant out in the process.
, and Mikael Thuritz bet 25,000 from the small blind. 
flop for Davies, giving Thorel the lead. A 
turn and 
river changed nothing as Davies took an exit to the flopped ace of Thorel.
and there was around 180,000 in the pot. Tony G threw in a bet and Justin Bonomo quickly moved all in for 291,000. Tony G snap-called and the two turned over their hands.
, and Jean-Noel Thorel checked from the hijack with 
from the button and bet 125,000, with 492,000 now in the middle. 
were no help to Thorel, and Chidwick won a massive 1.6m pot to take the chip lead.
on the button but was behind against Phua's 
