Banjout Doubles; Boosted J Left with Just 30,000
As the rest of the players we going on break, we happened upon a huge pot between Justin "Boosted J" Smith and Frederic Banjout. There was a little over a million in the pot with a board reading 
and Banjout had moved all in for 2.163 million.
From what Jonathan Duhamel told us, prior action saw Banjout check-raise the flop and then fire out big on the turn. Unfortunately that was all we were able to get amid all the excitement.
As it were, Smith was sitting in contemplation and waited for the dealer to get an exact count. A few of the other players found their way back to watch the hand, and out of nowhere Smith said, "I call."
Banjout then stood from his chair and slapped down 
for the nuts. Smith was devastated and tossed his cards to the muck, though tournament rules state the hand must be shown. Per the floor's instruction, the dealer turned over Smith's hand . . . 
.
Smith thought he had been eliminated, but after the stacks were counted down, he was left with just 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
2,390,000
|
2,390,000 |
|
30,000
-2,370,000
|
-2,370,000 |