One to Stanko
Scott Stanko opened with a raise in early position, and both blinds defended. Stephen Ma was in the small and James Smith in the big.
Three ways, the flop brought , and Ma check-folded. Smith called Stanko's 65,000-chip continuation bet, though, and it was heads-up to the turn. It brought the . When Smith checked again, Stanko took his cue to fire a second bullet worth 135,000. Smith double-checked his cards and grinned.
"I got a real strong club draw," he joked, kicking his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Stanko | 1,330,000 | 30,000 |
James Smith | 710,000 | -185,000 |