Despite his swords failing to stay sharp on this hand, Froehlich still has a little below the average stack, and if he can find a way to gather those magic aces again, and get them to hold, he'll be right back in the mix before Day 1 comes to an end.
We have overheard a boisterous Gavin Smith throughout much of this Day 1, as he had regaled the Brasilia Room's Silver section with vivid play-by-play announcing of the NBA Finals, and offered fashion advice to his fellow pros. He even took to Twitter recently to post the following photograph of a mustachioed Justin Smith, issuing a challenge to fellow facial hair fan Eric Baldwin.
Last we heard, Smith was telling his tablemates the secret to his prolonged success in the often cutthroat world of professional poker, where flashes in the pan come and go seemingly with every tournament series.
"I was never the best player," said Smith, in a tone that suggested a wise elder patiently delivering a lecture. "But I always got the air time."
Despite the other player's protestations that Smith, who has won a gold WSOP bracelet and captured a WPT title in his illustrious career, was indeed one of the best players in the world at one point, the seasoned vet stayed true to his claim. While he did so, Smith also scooped a small pot with an opening raise to 1,150, padding his already above average stack.
As Smith has proven time and again, no matter how the cards happen to come, its simply best to put on a good show.
Eric "E-Fro" Froehlich was on life support just a few minutes ago, when his was beat by a flopped straight, in a hand that the longtime games player took to Twitter to celebrate after losing the minimum.
Just a half hour or so later, however, and Froehlich's stack has been returned to its former health. We saw E-Fro dragging a large pot his way, and with a player departing his table in a hurry, it was clear the two-time WSOP bracelet winner had notched a knockout to pad his stack.
We stuck around to catch Froehlich win a few more small pots, and after dodging elimination earlier in a spot many amateurs would have gladly gone bust, the former Magic the Gathering great has played his regrowth card to perfection, returning from the graveyard after an early clash.
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