Rickie Merritt, who won the seniors event earlier this series, just took a pot from Trent Smith, who has two prelim championships of his own to his name.
Merritt won the $100 no-limit hold’em seniors event, while Smith picked up titles in both the $350 no-limit hold’em $20,000 guarantee and the $240 no-limit hold’em bounty tournament.
The hand began when Smith raised to 400 from the cutoff, Phu Huynh called from the small blind and Merritt called out of the big blind. The dealer fanned 1095 and action checked to Smith. Smith bet 625, Huynh folded and Merritt called. The turn was the 3 and Smith bet 1,200. Merritt asked to see his stack and Smith obliged. Merritt made it 2,500 and Smith called to see the 8 on the river. Smith then check-folded to Merritt’s 5,000 bet.
Rickie Merritt, who won the seniors event earlier this series, just took a pot from Trent Smith, who has two prelim championships of his own to his name.
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on the river. Smith then check-folded to Merritt’s 5,000 bet.