Tyler Smith opened for 400,000 from the small blind, and Scott Davies potted it for 1,200,000. That left him with not much behind, and Smith called what he thought was all in and exposed his hand.
Tyler Smith:
Davies was not all in, though, and didn’t reveal his hand. He said he was in great shape and hoped Smith didn’t hit a queen.
The flop was .
Davies was all in and turned over .
The turn was the and the river the , and Davies got his double-up.
Tyler Smith raised to 320,000 from the button, and Jason Stockfish three-bet to 1,040,000 from the small blind, committing most of his chips. Smith called.
The flop came , and Stockfish put the rest of his chips into the middle. Smith quickly called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Stockfish:
Smith:
Stockfish had a commanding lead with his pair of aces, and Smith needed to improve to eliminate his opponent. Neither the turn nor the river changed anything, and Stockfish won the pot to double up.
Tyler Smith raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Marek Ohnisko called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Ohnisko made a pot-sized bet of 880,000. Smith raised to put Ohnisko to a decision for the remainder of his stack, and he quickly called.
Ohnisko:
Smith:
Ohnisko had flopped the nut flush draw but was drawing dead to runner-runner straight flush against Smith, who showed queens full of sevens. The board ran out with the on the turn and the on the river, and Smith won the pot to eliminate Ohnisko.
Tyler Smith raised to 400,000 from the small blind, Scott Davies made a pot-sized three-bet to commit most of his stack, Smith four-bet, and Davies called to put himself at risk.
Smith:
Davies:
Davies had the preflop advantage with aces, but the flop came to give Smith a flush and leave Davies in terrible shape. The turn and river were no help to Davies and Smith took the pot to send Davies to the cage.
Igor Sharaskin called from the small blind, Tyler Smith raised to 600,000 from the big blind, Sharaskin moved all in, and Smith called to put him at risk.
Sharaskin:
Smith:
Sharaskin had the preflop advantage, but the board ran out to pair Smith's ace and eliminate Sharaskin.