Smith Bursts Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Brian Rast opened to 125,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 305,000 by Dan Smith one seat over. Rast made the call to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Rast checked on a flop of 
and Smith continued for 225,000. After some thought, Rast just called.
The 
turn saw Rast check for a second time and Smith, after burning through one time extension, fire off 525,000. Rast responded by moving all in and Smith snap called with the effective stack.
Dan Smith: 
Brian Rast: 
Smith was in terrible shape, needing to a hit a two outer to survive. No miracle came on the 
river, sending him out of the tournament on the pure bubble. All remaining players are guaranteed at least $80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,100,000 | 4,465,000 |
|
Busted |