Smith Spikes the River to Survive
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Matthew Smith limped from the hijack before Iaroslav Boiko raised to 9,000 from the cutoff. Stephen Chidwick called on the button, and Jake White called out of the big blind. Smith potted it to 41,000 and Boiko repotted it. Chidwick and White folded, but Smith committed the rest of stack, which totalled 89,000.
Matthew Smith: K♦K♥Q♠5♠ 
Iaroslav Boiko: A♦A♥7♥5♥
Boika was ahead with aces versus the kings of Smith. However, a runout of 9♥4♦Q♥7♣K♣ improved Smith to the winner on the river with a set of kings, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
181,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
160,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |