Smith Trending Upward
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dan Smith has had a productive start to Day 2, adding considerably to his stack during Level 11, then picking up a few more here at the start of Level 12.
Just now Smith enjoyed another bump up in a hand that saw him open from the hijack seat, get a caller in Dan O'Brien from a set over, then a short-stacked player push all in for about 25,000. Smith reraised all in to force out O'Brien, then turned over 
to his opponent's 
.
The board rolled out 
, and Smith is now challenging for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,000
134,900
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134,900 |
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, he had checked the action to an unknown opponent.
river, Lindgren jammed all in to put his opponent at risk, and after a minute of pondering the player made a crying call. His cards were mucked, however, when he saw Lindgren's 
for a flopped two pair.
across the felt.
. Although he still had four outs to a full house with his 
, Combes couldn't find any paint on the turn (
) or river (
and the two were off to the races, but the board ran out 
, leaving Lew with no pair and no chips.
by flopping a set, T.J. Cloutier was a bit confused regarding Steve Bartlett's actions.
flop hit the board, and Eriquezzo opted for a bet of 11,100. Negreanu was not impressed, however, and he raised it up to 27,100. After Eriquezzo called, the turn came 
for a perfectly executed semi-bluff. "It looked like you were never folding there."
. Baldwin threw out a continuation bet of 8,200, which was called after another short pause from Waxman, as the 
.
his initial suspicions were confirmed. Just like that, Klodnicki hit the rail short of a cash, while Little regained some momentum after entering Day 2 as the chip leader.
