Smith Orders a Double-Double
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Mallory Smith completed and then got it all in when Steve Sung raised to isolate him.
Smith: 
/
Sung: 
/
Smith caught two threes to make sixes up, while Sung failed to improve.
A couple of hands later, Nabih Helmi completed with 
, and Smith raised with 
. Helmi made the call, and Smith bet fourth when he caught 
. Helmi got the 
, and he called. The rest of the money went in when both players caught good on fifth:
Smith: 
/
Helmi: 
/
Helmi needed to fill up and have Smith not do the same, but Smith ran a flush with 
and 
while Helmi got bricks in the 
and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
117,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
86,000
71,000
|
71,000 |