Smith Gets There
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Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
With about 70,000 in the pot and the board reading 
Ana Marquez checked in middle position. John Thornton checked in the hijack and Joshua Smith bet 32,000 on the button. Marquez folded and Thornton called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Thornton checked. Smith reached back and fired out a bet of 54,000. Thornton snap-called and Smith showed him the bad news when he tabled 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000 | 355,000 |
|
575,000 | 9,000 |
|
520,000 | 140,000 |