Smith Eliminates about 20MM Worth of Live Tournament Earnings

Joe Hachem, Steve Dannenmann and Scott Seiver have combined live tournament earnings exceeding $21,000,000, all that was worth nothing against Micah Smith just now.

After some a pre flop madness, during which both Seiver and Dannenmann ended up all in, it was Hachem who also put his money on the line when the flop showed {8-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} . All were covered by Micah Smith, and the following 16 cards were turned over.

Showdown:
Joe Hachem: {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts}
Micah Smith: {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}
Scott Seiver: {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {5-Diamonds}
Steve Dannenmann: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {6-Spades} {5-Hearts}

Hachem had a set with the nut flush draw, Smith had a straight flush draw but Seiver also had diamonds. They were inferior, and helped Hachem's chances. Seiver had a gut shot while Dannenmann had even worse odds of winning.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Smith hit trips while Hachem made a full house. On the river the {A-Hearts} popped up, and Smith had backed himself into hitting a full house. Three players were eliminated, and Smith took the chip lead!