Smith Taking Over

Frank Wyville had worked his way to the chip lead just before the last break, but he just took a big step in the wrong direction. We picked up the action on the turn in a heads-up pot between Wyville and Gavin Smith. The board showed {7-Hearts}

, and when the {A-Diamonds}

hit fourth street, Wyville checked. Smith took the opportunity to bet 2,200 chips, only to see Wyville check-raise to 12,000. Smith called.

Fifth street brought the {A-Hearts}

. Wyville again passed to Smith, and he kept the heat on with a bet of 15,000 chips. Wyville made the call, putting a huge pot up for grabs.

Smith opened up his hand: {A-Clubs}

. There was no need for Wyville to do the same as Gavin held the stone cold nuts with his quad aces. With that sizable pot, Smith has taken a big chunk out of Wyville and has vaulted up the leaderboard. He is sitting pretty now, table captain with 73,000 in chips.

Tags: Frank Wyville Gavin Smith