Romero Doubles Through Smiljkovic
Niveau 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
James Romero limped from the small blind and Daniel Smiljkovic announced all in out of the big blind. Romero snap-called with the shorter stack to put himself at risk.
James Romero: 
Daniel Smiljkovic: 
Romero was way ahead and in a good spot to get a crucial double up. The 
flop changed nothing with the 
turn leaving Smiljkovic drawing to just two outs. There was no miracle on the 
river, sending Romero shooting up the leaderboard while leaving Smiljkovic with dust.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,200,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
-8,250,000
|
-8,250,000 |
|
||
to change nothing, eliminating Smiljkovic in eighth place, good for $86,119.
flop. The 
turn did give Moreno a gutshot and it came in on the 
river to send Nussrallah to the rail in gut wrenching fashion.
flop and Sanchez check-called for 450,000.
turn to the 
river where, after some consideration, Hong fired off 950,000. That was enough to get Karmatckii to release his holding and send Hong climbing up the chip counts.
river bricked out and Hong's rail exploded as the South Korean player took a sizable chip lead.
