Smith, Melogno Battle Twice; Smith Left Short
Pablo Melogno raised to 27,000 on the button, and Dan Smith three-bet to 81,000 just before the new level. Melogno decided to see the flop, which came 
. Smith bet 75,000, and Melogno put him all in for 280,000 more. Smith didn't take too long to think things over before he opted to call with 
, second pair and a straight draw. Melogno had 
, and his hand held through the 
turn. A 
gave Smith a straight on the river, though.
Just a few hands later, Melogno got it all back. With the board reading 
on fourth street, Melogno shoved all in for 528,000 over a Smith barrel of 180,000. Smith called with 
, but Melogno had outdrawn him on the turn with 
. The river that helped Smith before was a brick now, and he sent nearly all of his stack to Melogno.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
151,000
-749,000
|
-749,000 |
|
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