Zhang Gets Big Value from Smith
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Zilong Zhang opened to 175,000 with 
from under the gun and only Dan Smith called on the hijack.
The 
flop gave Smith a pair as he had the 
. Action checked through. The 
turn gave Zhang an open-ended straight draw and Zhang bet 235,000. Smith called.
Zhang made Broadway on the 
river and sneakily checked the action to Smith who bet 600,000 with his two pair.
Zhang made it 2,230,000 and Smith called while taking a big hit to his newly found big stack.
"I bet too small there," commented Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,545,000 | 3,970,000 |
|
2,225,000 | -2,635,000 |