Smith Short on the Bubble
Level 17
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
In the last hand of the first rotation, Dan Smith and Philip Sternheimer patted the last draw and Smith then check-called a bet by Sternheimer. The latter revealed the 
and that won the pot. Smith inquired to see if he had improved and flipped a seven over, which would have paired his hand.
Sternheimer then won the first hand in NLHE when he and Yuri Dzivielevski checked down a battle of the blinds to the 
river. Sternheimer bet 75,000 and earned a call to win the pot with the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
2,100,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
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375,000
825,000
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825,000 |
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