Big Stack to Bust for Smith
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
![Kenny Smith](https://s.pnimg.net/_67ryHm9QDEDuul7fA2g4RKi6YzzXCttVQsk-fluaPA/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODkzLzkveDdkNTlh/ZTU5NTMuanBn.webp)
Day 1b leader Kenny Smith will not see the first break. He check-jammed from the big blind on a flop after Allen Kessler bet 12,500 from the cutoff. Kessler asked for a count and called 86,000 more.
Kessler:
Smith:
"I knew he had a flush draw," Kessler declared.
The turn was a , opening more outs in the form of a gutshot for Smith. The
river was a blank though.
"I usually never fade these," Kessler said with surprise.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
99,500
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99,500 |
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Busted |