Smidinger On the Rise
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Not long ago, Eric Smidinger had flopped top pair and an open-ender with 
to get it in against an opponent with the 
. Both made the eight-high straight on the 
turn when the remainder went in and the 
river ensured the split pot.
The very same player then vanished as Smidinger's stack skyrocketed well above the average on a table that barely contains any of those that started in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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143,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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70,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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55,000 | |
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22,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |