Donnie Peters
Jeremiah Smith
Jeremiah Smith was a pastor for seven years in Manchester, NH. He was curious to try out some new forums and ended up landing an internship covering the WSOP. Smith jumped around in the industry for a little while before landing with Full Tilt Poker. He is currently working with Full Tilt in a few different areas.
Smith was a former athlete, playing amateur rugby, but an injury forced him to stop playing competitively. He's been taught by some of the best pros in the game and hopes to take the knowledge he's gained and apply it right here on the biggest stage ever.
With the bubble approaching for the largest live poker tournament on Earth, players have begun to tighten up in anticipation of the bubble. Nobody wants to be the infamous "bubble boy."
Nenad Medic: Busted
On a flop of , Nenad Medic and Sigurd Eskeland get it all in. Nenad has and Sigurd has . The turn is a blank, but the river is a to give Sigurd the miracle two pair, to roars of the audience at the ESPN Feature Table. Sigurd has 950,000 and is the new chip leader, and Nenad is busted short of the money.
On a flop of , Johnny Chan checked into a middle-position player who bet 10,500 and Chan made the call. At this point, ESPN cameramen, about a dozen media outlets, and about ten players from other tables were gathered around to watch the hand.
On the turn of the , Chan again checked to his opponent, who bet out 23,000. Chan made the call.
The river fell the and once again Chan checked to his opponent, who bet out 58,000. Chan once again made the call.
Chan showed and his opponent showed .
After the hand, Chan moved up to 336,000 in chips.
The early tables finish much sooner than the later tables, meaning some dealers have to stand for a really long time during hand for hand, to signify that their play is done. Let's hope all of them have good shoes.
Donnie Peters
Stack them chips Jeremiah, stack them chips
Jeremiah Smith just hit the 1,000,000 chip mark and is the first person to do so in this year's Main Event! With the chip average at just over 200,000, Smith is our chip leader and the only player in seven figures. He took a pot when he flopped the nut flush to put him over the million mark.
Smith has been playing solid poker and is really using his big stack well. There have been few pots that Smith has given up at his table, and he will be a true force to tangle with, especially with the chip stack he has built.
There is no guarantee that Smith will go deep in the Main Event, but it sure looks like it. In previous years, Joe Hachem and Jerry Yang didn't hold the chip lead going into the money, but they were still able to play their cards just right to take it down. Jamie Gold had a massive chip lead going into the money and rode it all the way to the final table, and for the win. Smith does have Sigurd Eskeland hot on his heels, but at the opposite end of the room. Besides Smith, there isn't anyone who has half the chips he has at his table.
, Nenad Medic and Sigurd Eskeland get it all in. Nenad has 
and Sigurd has 
. The turn is a blank, but the river is a 
, Johnny Chan checked into a middle-position player who bet 10,500 and Chan made the call. At this point, ESPN cameramen, about a dozen media outlets, and about ten players from other tables were gathered around to watch the hand.
and his opponent showed 
. 
