Danny Hannawa made the call from the button and Gavin Smith checked his option.
Flop:
Smith checked and Hannawa bet 55,000. Smith called and the turn brought the . Both players checked and the fell on the river. Both players checked once again and Hannawa tabled fives to take the pot.
Gavin Smith limped, Danny Hannawa raised to 160,000, and Smith called. The flop came and both checked. The turn was the . Hannawa checked, Smith bet 190,000, and after a half-minute of consideration Hannawa called.
The river brought the . Hannawa again checked, and this time Smith bet 295,000. Hannawa leaned forward to study the board, then with his hand over his mouth looked across the table at Smith, who sat looking downward. Finally after a couple of minutes, Hannawa let it go.
Gavin Smith won the first hand of the limit round, then came a hand in which he raised from the button and Danny Hannawa called. The flop came . Hannawa checked, Smith bet, and Hannawa called. The turn was the , and this time Hannawa check-folded to Smith's bet.
Just like that Hannawa is down to just over 1 million and Smith up to 2.7 million.
Gavin Smith two bet from the button and Danny Hannawa made the call.
The flop came down .
Hannawa check-called Smith's bet and the turn brought the . Again, Hannawa check-called Smith's bet. The fell on the river and once again, Hannawa check-called Smith.
Danny Hannawa raised from the button, Smith reraised, and Hannawa called with his remaining chips. The crowd stood noisily as the players tabled their cards:
Smith
Hannawa
The flop came , and a loud cheer went up at the sight of the ace. The turn brought the and an "ooooh" as Hannawa was still drawing live. But the river was the , and Smith has won!
Smith's huge crowd of supporters swarmed the stage to congratulate him, but Smith took a moment first to give Hannawa a big hug of congratulations.