Roberts Wakes Up With a Monster to Bust Smirnov
Christian Roberts raised to 30,000 under the gun and Anton Smirnov called in middle position. Jiaming Zhao then three-bet to 85,000 in the cutoff and Roberts four-bet to 200,000.
Smirnov put in a five-bet to 455,000, leaving himself around 40,000 behind, and Zhao gave it some thought before eventually folding. Roberts then moved all in and Smirnov took a few minutes until the clock was called. His timer had nearly reached zero when he committed his last chips.
Anton Smirnov: A♦K♥ 
Christian Roberts: A♥A♣
"No. 1," a tablemate said as Roberts turned over two aces. The 10♠J♣9♠ flop gave Smirnov some hope with a straight draw, but he improved no further on the 10♥ turn and J♦ river and was sent to the rail.
"Second place?" Roberts asked Zhao after the hand, who admitted he folded two queens.
"Second place. We're playing too deep," Roberts added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |