Smith Works his Magic with Nine-Five Suited

Level 28: 75,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 13/1,326

We were almost down to a dozen hopefuls with Steven Smith nearly on the rail. Instead, some magic happened for Smith and he has some breathing room.

Smith jammed for 1,950,000 from the button and was called by Luigi D’Alterio from the big blind.

Steven Smith: 9 5
Luigi D’Alterio: A 10

A couple of the players at their table shook their head as Smith improved to trips on the 4 7 9 9 6 board to stay alive and double his stack.

Luigi D’Alterio – 5.5 million
Steven Smith – 4.5 million