Gavin Smith is the newest WPT champion. Are you kidding me, again?
-Hand 110
Gavin raises 40k, Ted makes it 100k more. Gavin goes all-in quickly. Gavin has Q Q. Ted calls all-in with the A J of Clubs. Board: Ks 10d 9c 5d 4c. The Queens hold up. It's over.
Gavin Smith wins his second event of the week. There can't be much doubt now as to who the real Gavin is.
Heads up one bet usually takes it. Ted 220k.
Gavin calls. Check. A 3 2. Checks. J on the turn. Checks. A on the river. Both check. Gavin King high.
Ted calls, check. A 8 3. Ted 90k.
Chris bets 240k on the button. Gavin goes all-in. Chris calls. Gavin has A Q vs 8 8 for Chris. An Ace on the flop. Chris needs an 8 on the river. It's a 9. Chris Bell is third.
4.595 million for Smith. 1.76 million for Forrest. It will be several minutes as we have the money presentation.
Chris first to act and bets 200k to end the hand.
Gavin first and folds. Ted passes to give Chris a walk in the big blind.
Ted passes and Chris calls. Gavin in the big blind makes it 300k to muck Chris.
Chris first and raises to 200k. Ted goes all-in from the big blind. Chris has Ted covered but folds.
Gavin first and bets out 250k. Ted raises to 900k and that's all folks.
Ted folds the button. Chris bets 200k to end the hand.
Chris Q 8 2. Ted and Chris check. 3 on the turn. 9 on the river. Chris bets 140k on the river, Ted calls. Chris made a pair of 9's.
10k ante, 40k/80k blinds. This will get us an all-in. Gavin is first to act and makes it 300k. Ted makes it 540k all-in. Chris comes over the top all-in.Gavin mucks 9 9. A K for Chris. A 7 for Ted. Board: Q J 7 4 Q. Ted doubles up. Gavin would have taken it all with his 9's.
Ted says all-in from the button. Why? There is 40k in the pot. Jacks? Tens?
Chris makes it 200k from the button. Gavin reraises another 400k. Ted folds. Chris calls. Flop: 9 7 5 rainbow. Gavin goes all-in and Chris calls. A J for Smith. Bell flopped top pair with A 9. JACK ON THE RIVER!!! The Smith fans yell DING! In derision. Another miracle river card for Smith who had several yesterday.
Smith just took the chip lead.
Forrest raises to 175k and Smith reraises all-in to get Forrest to fold.
Smith folds. Forrest calls from the small blind. 10 10 8 A on board. Ted bets 65k. Bell rings off.
Bell's 200k ends it.
Forrest and Smith for 130k. Flop Q 8 5. Smith all-in. Forrest all out.
Gavin first for 160k for no callers.
Ted 140k. Chris calls and Gavin folds. J 8 7 rainbow flop. Chris checks. Ted 170k Chris calls. 2 on the turn. Chris checks. Ted 250k. Chris reraises to 700k. Call! River-7. Bell goes all-in and gets up to walk around. Forrest just watches him walk away. They seem to be afraid of having Ted stare at them. Forrest can't pull the trigger.
Forrest all-in, no call
Smith button, Forrest is down to 1.3 million. Gavin bets and wins.
Gavin walks in the big blind.
3.4 million for Bell. Bell wins the blinds and antes with a pair of tens and 175k.
Smith bets and wins
Smith makes it 160k to go. Forrest calls.Flop Q 4 2 rainbow. Gavin goes all-in and that ends it.
Ted bets. We can't bet any action here since it went three handed.
Another Ted bet.
Gavin's button. Chris checks. Flop 9 6 6. Smith bets 80k. Quick break.
5k ante, 25k/50k blinds. Bell button raises to 140k. Forrest comes over the top to 400k from the big blind. Bell only calls preflop with position. Q J 2 all clubs on the flop. Ted and Chris check. A of Diamonds on the turn. Check. Bell all-in for 800k no call.
Smith folds the button, Bell walks.
Forrest folds the button, Bell makes it 400k. I guess he didn't want a call.
Forrest raises to 115k from the big blind. Smith reraises 400k more from the small blind. No call.
Hand 74. Two players, Ted and Chris. Ted bets the flop and takes it.
Ted folds the button. Gavin and Chris. Gavin bets the turn for 165k and gets a call. Bell bets 450k on the river with two 10's on board.
Chris bets and takes it.
Smith makes it 115k to go and they all go away.
Button call by Forrest. 9 6 2 on the flop. Forrest makes it 100k against the blinds to end it.
Bell button to 90k. That's it.
All call to Bell who bets big to scare the other two out.
Checked preflop 30k each for the blinds. A 8 4. Turn 10, River Q. No betting. 7 4 and a pair for Bell.
Smith bets 80k and Ding! Chris Bell raises 200k to get Gavin to fold.
Blinds are in for the flop. A 6 5 rainbow. Both check. 6 on the turn. River a 9. K 10 with the 10 playing wins for Smith.
Smith button raise to 95k. Bell calls the extra 65k from the big blind. K 4 2 with two diamonds on the flop. Bell checks, Smith bets 150k, Bell reraises to 500k. No call by Gavin Smith. Big Ding.
Ted folds the button. Gavin walks in the big blind. 3.2 million for Forrest, 1.8 for Bell. 1.4 for Smith.
Checked preflop. A K K flop. Smith bets 50k. Forrest only calls. 8 on the turn. Smith makes it 120k. Ted calls again. 500k says Gavin. So much for trap calling by Ted. Fold.
Smith button, and first to act. Gavin bets 110k to win.
Forrest button, all call. 6 5 2 flop, all clubs. Ted bets 60k on the turn card of a King. River is a Jack. 200k by Forrest as he turns up the heat.
Bell folds on the button. Smith and Forrest are in the blinds and see the flop of 5 4 2 rainbow which Gavin bets to win the pot.
Smith button. 9 5 2 two diamonds checked to the river by Forrest and Bell. "Ace of Hearts" Linda Johnson yells to get some action. No luck. No betting.
Flop Q 6 2. Smith bets 60k to win the pot.
Forrest has his sunglasses back on which means he doesn't want anyone to see where he's looking. Forrest bets 30k on a 9 3 2 flop with two hearts. Bell goes all-in and gets no call.
Forrest makes it 90k and Bell raises 300k. Fold.
Bell button, Forrest raises 100k from the big blind. Call by Smith in the small blind. Forrest bets another 100k on the flop to take it.
Pham is all-in. Smith calls with A K offsuit vs 8 8 for Pham. Flop: A K 6 three diamonds. Turn 9 of Diamonds. Pham needs a flush for a split or an 8 that's not a diamond to win all of the pot. Ten of Diamonds on the river! Pham is saved by the five diamonds on board. Chop it up!
Forrest bets and takes it.
Smith button, K 10 9 6 2 four spades. Forrest wins with 6 3 off in the big blind.
Pham button, Smith bet and took it.
Kido is all-in and Ted calls. Chris Bell is thinking of giving Pham some protection and calls. Forrest bets 200k on the flop and Bell folds 9 9. A 9 of Spades for a flush draw. Pham has A 5. There's a 9 on the turn so Pham is drawing dead. Bell would have won a big pot if he could have called. Kido Pham is 4th.
Ted Forrest has about half the chip on the table at 3.2 million.
Smith button on hand 44. Pham calls from the small blind and Forrest checks. Flop: 5 4 2 with two spades. Pham checks and Forrest bets 70k. Checkraise to 150k by Pham. Call by Forrest. Turn K of Spades. Forrest 300k and Pham jumps all-in. Forrest pounds the table. Ted finally calls all-in and has by far the best hand with a set of 4's. Kido only had a pair of 5's with a 9 kicker.
Big chip move to Forrest on a 3 million pot. Pham shoots himself in the foot with a big bluff. Kido Pham, the starting chip leader is down to his case 250k. Forrest takes the chip lead with 2.63 million.
Smith calls 70k from Pham. Flop: 10 7 3 two diamonds. Pham bets 250k. Smith in the big blind is thinking. Call! Turn-9c. Check by Smith. These two guys can't get away from each other. Smith folds this time when Pham bets 500k.
Bell button, Forrest calls. The flop: 7 3 3. Forrest bet 100k from the cutoff seat. Bell is reraising another 500k and Forrest folds.
Smith bets 75. Pham, 200 more. Smith all-in.for a 563k raise. Call by Pham. A 3 of Hearts against K Q offsuit for Pham. The board: J 6 2 8 A! Smith doubles up. Gavin couldn't believe he had the best hand preflop. He thought he was dead when Kido called the all-in.
Forrest button, Smith (feeling it) raises to 65k. Pham calls. Ted out. Gene Todd is doing his chip dance which usual means a bet. Todd calls. Bell folds. Three way action. Flop: K K J rainbow. Smith 135k after Todd checks. Pham folds. Todd isn't chip dancing, usually a fold. Now he starts the dance. Now he stops, but he calls the 135k. Turn-9. Todd starts the dance early and bets out 125k. Small bet for the pot, look like he wants a call. Todd gets an all-in bet by Smith. Plenty to cover Todd. Call all-in! Gene Todd is 5th. He has A J for two pair. Smith has the K 9 of Hearts for a full house.
Smith folds first to act. 80k by Pham. Todd reraises to 220k, 140k to call for Pham. Call! =J 8 5=two diamonds.
Todd all-in for 213k. Pham mucks. Todd showed 10 10.
Todd button, Forrest makes it 65k. Smith goes all-in and Teddy Poker flips them off. The cards that is.
Pham bets and takes it.
Bell bets 65k, no calls.
Q 8 2 two diamonds on the flop. Checked to river when Smith bets 90k, Forrest calls. King high for Smith. Forrest makes a pair of 9's on a nice read.
All fold to Smith in the small blind who calls Pham in the big. Gift. Pham makes it 80k to go and Gavin has to fold. That will never work against Pham.
Smith button, Pham calls Forrest's big blind. A 6 3 on the flop. Check. Forrest makes it 20k which is called by Pham. 4 on the turn. Both check. River 6. Kido has an Ace.
Pham button raise to 50k. Todd calls from the big blind. Flop 9 6 5. Pham bets 70k after Todd checked to take it.
Heads up between Gavin and Kido 70k each. K 8 5 with two hearts. Smith checks.Pham 80k. Call 3 on the turn.
Smith checks again, trap check? Pham bets 300k and then puts his sunglasses on. Smith folds.
Forrest bets to take it.
Forrest walk
Bell walk
Back from the break.
Smith button, 10k/20k blinds now. Bell makes it 75k. Smith reraises another 100k. No call.
Pham button, still 2k ante. Smith makes it 65k. Pham calls. Heads up. Flop J J 2 two spades. Check by Smith. 150k by Pham. Smith says all-in and Pham mucks immediately.
Forrest button, Bell makes it 160k over two limpers. Ding! No callers.
Chip counts:
Forrest 1.4 million
Todd 570k
Bell 1 million
Smith 1.4 million
Pham 2.31 million
The flop is 9 5 4 with two clubs. Smith checks. Pham makes it 35k. Smith folds and Pham shows J 9.
Bell button, Todd makes it 40k to win it.
Quick TV break.
Bell button, Forrest raises 36k. No calls.
Smith button raises to 37k. Forrest calls. Flop A Q Q with two spades. 3 Diamonds on the turn after two checks. 9 of Diamonds on the river. Checked off. Smith has two 9's.
Pham button, Todd first to act and passes. Pham makes it 40k on the button. Ellerbe calls. =9 5 3= two diamonds. Ellerbe goes all-in and Pham calls with a set of 5's. J 10 with a Jack of Clubs. The set holds up and Ellerbe is out first, in 6th place.
Smith button, Todd 36k Forrest call. =J 7 6= two clubs. Checks. 9 on the turn. Forrest 45k. Todd gives it up.
Pham button raises to 40k. Ellerbe goes all-in and gets no call.
Forrest button, Smith 37k. Pham raises 120k more. Smith folds. Pham shows A K.
Ellerbe button, walk.
Todd button raises to 44k. Bell calls. A 9 5 rainbow. Todd makes it 80k, Bell reraises 100k. Ding! Says someone in the crowd, Todd folds.
Ellerbe button, Pham makes it 40k. Bell calls. Heads up. =J 10 7= two hearts. Bell checks. Pham checks. Turn- 7. Bell bets out and gets no call.
Bell bets 60k. Pham folds.
Todd button, Forrest 36k, no calls.
Bell button, Ellerbe goes all-in for about 250k. No call.
Bell button raises to 35k. Pham calls from the big blind. K J 4 two hearts. Pham checks. Bell bets 90k to win it.
Smith button, Ellerbe bets 36k. Bell raises 100k. Ellerbe folds.
Pham button raises to 40k. No calls.
Forrest button, Smith raises to 37k. Pham calls in cutoff seat. Heads up. =A 7 2= all clubs. Smith 65k. Pham mucks.
Pham button, Bell raises to 30k. No calls.
Forrest button, Smith raises, no calls
Ellerbe button, Forrest to 36k. No calls.
Todd button raise to 30k. Bell reraises from the small blind to 105k. Todd reraises another 115k. We have a flop. =K Q 10= rainbow. Bell checks. Todd bets 250k. Bell mucks.
About to start.
2k antes, 6k/12k blinds
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