Dan Smith raised to 24,000 on the button and Tony G reraised to 84,000 from the small blind with 196,000 behind. When action got back to Smith, he reraised the pot to put Tony G all in. Tony G tanked and tanked, but eventually his hand was declared dead as the timer ran out.
"What'd you have?" asked Tony G. "Will you show me?"
"I'll show you for $1,000," responded Smith, but the dealer had grabbed his hand just as Tony G was agreeing to that.
Tony G raised to 40,000 to start the action, and Mikhail Smirnov three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind. That covered The G, and he called all in for his last 140,000. The cards were turned up, and it was a horse race.
Showdown
Tony G:
Smirnov:
The flop was a good start for Tony G, now just two cards from the double. The turn was safe, too , and the river cinched up his double.
That pot moves Tony G back into the mix with 292,000, while Smirnov's stack barely shows any sign of that encounter. He's still got about 1.2 million chips and more than half of all in play.
Gus Hansen raised from the button to an unknown amount and Mikhail Smirnov reraised to 100,000 from the small blind. After Joe Hachem folded his big blind, Hansen reraised again and then Smirnov shoved all in. Hansen called and put himself at risk with the . Smirnov held the .
The flop came down and Hansen had missed so far. The turn didn't help him and neither did the on the river. Hansen was left with no chips left as they all went Smirnov's way and he was eliminated on the bubble.
Hansen made his way to the rail, collecting his belongings over by the media desk where he was heard mumbling, "F*** me in the ass," as he walked off.
From the button, Dan Smith raised to 24,000. Action moved over to Gus Hansen in the big blind and he three-bet to 66,000. Smith took a little bit of time and then announced a raise of the pot. He made it 198,000 and Hansen mucked his hand.
Gus Hansen had been the most aggressive player leading up to the dinner break, and he's not slowed down thus far. On the third hand of the after-dinner session, Tony G opened to 36,000, and Hansen popped it up to 91,000 total. The G surrendered quickly, and Hansen pulled in the pot.
The five men are back in their seats after the dinner break, and the cards have gone a'flying. The winner of this thing gets more than $1 million. The next man to exit? $0.