Smidinger and Mitchell Continue to Battle
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Charles Mitchell raised it up on the button and Eric Smidinger defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Smidinger check-called a bet of 1,200,000 from Mitchell.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Smidinger led out with a bet of 3,400,000 which put Mitchell in the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually found a call and Smidinger showed 
for trip deuces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000,000 | 8,500,000 |
|
11,300,000 | -6,400,000 |
turn, Sarnoff fired again, this time for 1,500,000. Liebert called.
hit the river and Sarnoff fired a third bullet, putting out a total of 2,500,000. Liebert quickly called.
, to which Liebert shrugged at as she turned over 
.
paired the board on the turn.
on the river. Morciano checked once more and Smidinger put together a bet of 3,600,000. Morciano dumped his cards to the muck and Smidinger collected another pot.
river hit the board. Mitchell thought about it for some time before putting out a raise of 4,000,000.
came through on the river and Mitchell fired for 2,500,000. Morciano seemed hesitant and appeared to nearly fold before calling.
for the straight while Morciano showed the 
for the low end of the straight.
. 
landed on the turn. Morciano checked again and Smidinger tossed in a bet of 1,400,000 which got Morciano to fold.
and the action checked to Smidinger who bet 1,600,000. Sarnoff called and Morciano got out of the way.
landed on the turn and both players checked to the 
and Liebert put out a bet of 2,000,000. Smidinger called.
turn and once again on the 
river.
and Liebert conceded that it was good.