Smidinger Raising in the Blinds
Level 37
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Biagio Morciano limped in from the small blind and Eric Smidinger raised to 1,900,000 from the big blind. Morciano called and the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn. Morciano checked again and Smidinger tossed in a bet of 1,400,000 which got Morciano to fold.
On the next hand, Smidinger raised to 1,800,000 in the small blind and Kathy Liebert shoved all in for a little over 10,000,000 in the big blind. Smidinger folded and Liebert showed the 
as she raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500,000 | -3,000,000 |
|
13,700,000 | 3,700,000 |
|
13,300,000 | -2,500,000 |