Hands #63-66: Smith Dominating Patti
Hand 63: Danny Nguyen opened to 52,000 on the button before folding to John Fontana's shove.
Hand 64: Frank Patti raised to 62,000 in the small blind, and Jeff Smith defended. Patti continuation-bet 60,000 on the ![]()
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flop, and Smith called. Patti kept firing with 82,000 on the
turn, and again was called. Both players checked the
river, and Smith took the pot with ![]()
for aces up.
Hand 65: Patti opened to 50,000 on the button, and Smith three-bet tiny to 80,000 in the small blind. Patti called, but he folded to Smith's 75,000 on the ![]()
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flop.
Hand 66: Patti raised to 50,000 under the gun and was called by both Smith (button) and Fontana (big blind). Fontana checked the ![]()
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flop, and Patti bet 60,000. Only Smith called, and the two saw a
turn. Two checks ensued, and the
finished out the board. Patti fired 125,000, and Smith made it 400,000. Patti tanked for about a minute and a half before calling.
Smith showed him ![]()
for a turned boat, and Patti showed a
before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
847,000
|
847,000 |
|
|
550,000
707,000
|
707,000 |