Hand 109: We have a champion! Smith limps in, Forrest raises $150,000 more, Smith immediately pushes all-in. Forrest calls. Forrest shows A-J clubs, Smith turns over his queens. The flop is K-10-9 rainbow. The turn card is a 5d. The river of 4c makes Gavin Smith the newest WPT Champion, earning him $1,128,278 and a $25,000 seat in the season ending WPT Championship. Ted Forrest made a valiant effort, finishing in 2nd place, earning him $579,386.
Hand Updates
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 3:04 PM
Hand 106: Forrest raises $200,000, winning the antes and blinds equaling $140,000.
Hand 107: Smith limped in, Forrest checked. The board of A-3-2-J-A is checked down and Smith takes the pot with King high.
Hand 108: Forrest limps in, Smith checks. The flop is A-8-3, Forrest bets $90,000 and wins the pot.
Chip Count Update
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:41 PM
Gavin Smith has a dominating chip lead as we go into heads up play. Smith has $4,595,000 against Ted Forrest's $1,760,000.
Bell is eliminated, Forrest v. Smith is set
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:39 PM
Hand 103: Bell raises all-in, takes the pot.
Hand 105: Smith wins the coin flip; eliminates Bell Bell raises to $240,000, Smith re-raises all-in. Bell shows pocket eights, Smith has A-Q offsuit. The flop comes A-K-7 rainbow. The turn is a 10c, giving Bell three outs on the river. The river of 9d drowns Bell in 3rd place, earning him $289,693. Gavin Smith's chip stack is approximately $4.6 million in chips.
Hand Update
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:31 PM
Hand 97 Table folds to Smith
Hand 98 Bell makes it $200,000 from the button and the table folds.
Hand 99 Table folds to Bell
Hand 100 Smith makes it $300,000 and the table folds
Hand 101 Bell bet $200,000, Forrest re-raised all in and Bell folded.
Hand 102 Smith made it $250,000 and Forrest re-raises to $900,000 and Smith folds.
Forrest likes the 7: Doubles up
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:21 PM
Hand 94: Bell makes it $200,000 and takes down the pot uncontested.
Hand 95: Unraised limp both A board of Q-8s-2s-3d-9h gets checked down to the turn by Forrest and Bell. Bell bet $70,000 on the turn and Bell bets $140,000 on the river and Forrest calls. Chris shows 10-9 and Ted says that is good.
Hand 96: With the blinds now $40,000-$80,000 and a $10,000 ante, Smith opens for $300,000. Forrest moves all in for $540,000 total. Chris Bell re-raised all in. Gavin folds 9-9. Chris shows A-K versus Ted's A-7. The flop is hurtful for Bell, coming Q-J-7. The turn is a 4 and the river is a Q. Forrest stays alive with his pair of sevens and now has just over a million in chips.
Gavin Smith - The three out specialist
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:11 PM
Gavin Smith doubles up and becomes our chip leader after hitting a three outer on the river. Smith has survived numerous times throughout this tournament by hitting three outers proving that tournament wins require a certain degree of luck combined with skill.
Hand Update
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 2:10 PM
Hand 83
Table folds to Smith in the big blind
Hand 85 Chris raises to $175 and the table folds. Chris shows pocket 10s.
Hand 86 Table folds to Bell
Hand 87 Table folds to Smith
Hand 88 Smith calls from the small blind and Forrest checks. Flop comes Kc6cJs. The turn is a 6s, and Smith bets $75,000. Forrest makes it $175,000 to go. Smith goes all in, and Forrest folds.
Hand 89 Forrest calls from the small blind and Bell checks. Flop is 10-10-8. Both players check. An ace hits the turn, and Forrest leads out $65,000. Bell folds.
Hand 90 Bell makes it $200,000 from the small blind and Smith folds.
Hand 91 Ted makes it $130,000 and Smith calls. Flop is Q-8-5. Smith moves all in and Forrest folds.
Hand 92 Smith raises and the blinds fold.
Hand 93 Forrest moves all in and the table folds.
Hand 94 Chris makes it $200,000 from the button. Smith made it $600,000 over the top and Bell calls. There is 1.2 million in the pot. The flop is 9-7-5 and Smith moves all in. Bell calls. Smith has A-J and Bell has A-9. The turn is a 7. The river is a J and Smith doubles up with a 3 outer in a HUGE sequence of events. Bell, our chip leader for over an hour is now down to $1.27 million and Smith is now our overwhelming chip leader.
Chip Counts after hand 80
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 1:50 PM
After that monster hand for Chris Bell, here is how they stand approximately:
Name
Count
Seat
Chris Bell
$3,400,000
4
Ted Forrest
$1,300,000
1
Gavin Smith
$1,600,000
5
Hand 80 brings a monster
Posted: Thu, May 26, 05, 1:49 PM
Hand 79: Gavin Smith limps in from the button, Chris Bell checks. The flop comes 6-6-9 rainbow. Smith bets $80,000, Bell folds.
Hand 80: The Turning Point Ted Forrest raises to $140,000, Chris Bell calls. The flop came out Js-8c-7h rainbow. Bell checks, Forrest bets $170,000, Bell calls. The turn card is 2s, Bell checks, Forrest bets $250,000, Bell re-raises an additional $450,000 to make it $700,000. Forrest calls. The river brings a 7c, Bell pushes all-in for $1.58 million and walks away while Forrest stares at him with a perplexed look. After a long meditation session, Forrest folds. Bell takes away nearly $4,000,000 in chips.
Hand 81: Forrest raises all-in, the table folds.
