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Carlos Mortensen raised to 600, and Dan Smith called.
Flop: 
- Smith checked, and Mortensen bet an even 1,000. Smith called.
Turn: 
- Smith checked again, and Mortensen bet 1,625. This time Smith counted his stack, shuffled it, thought some more, and check-shoved for 6,650. Mortensen considered a minute before mucking his hand.
Smith - 13,425
Mortensen - 6,575
The coordinated board read 
when Dan Smith bet 725. Carlos Mortensen called. The 
on the river looked like an interesting card. Smith bet 1,425 at the pot, and Mortensen looked him up. Smith knew he'd lost as soon as Carlos called. Dan showed 
for a missed straight draw. Mortensen showed 
for a flush draw that turned into aces on the river.
"Unfortunately you had the hand that I was trying to rep," Dan said.
Mortensen - 11,000
Smith - 9,000
Dan Smith limped his button, and Carlos Mortensen raised to 800. Smith counted out his whole stack before making the call. Mortensen tossed out 1,200 before the dealer burned and flopped 
. Smith, who later said he wasn't sure the bet had been in the dark, folded.
Smith - 11,000
Mortensen - 9,000
Ryan Fee and Tony Dunst are back on the rail to cheer on their boy.
The next hand, Smith had Mortensen all in and at risk.
Mortensen: 
Smith:
The 
flop looked good for KingDan. The board finished 
, and with that, Smith stayed alive and moved the match on to game three.
Dan Smith limped his button. Carlos Mortensen quickly moved all in. "I was planning on going for the limp and then the all in" Smith said, leaning back in his chair. He asked for a count. The shove bet was 7,650.
"Is king jack good?" Mortensen nodded. "Do you promise?" Mortensen shook his head to that one.
"You know, if you're lying, we can't be friends anymore," Smith warned. "And my birthday is coming up, and I throw a great party."
Eventually Smith decided to fold. "You win this round, Carlos." Then Smith asked if he paid Mortensen $25, could he see one card. But before he'd even finished the question, Mortensen turned up the 
.
Smith tossed him a green chip while lamenting the timing of his offer. "What a terrible turn of events!" he shouted, laughing.
Dan Smith was all in with 
, and Carlos Mortensen looked him up with 
.
The flop fell 
, pairing Smith's kicker but giving Mortensen a flush draw. "Uhoh," Dan said as soon as he saw the flop. He held his breath through the turn and the 
river. Both were safe, and Smith doubled to 8,750.
"I have a theory that heart flushes come more often than any other flush," Smith deadpanned. "So I was very concerned."
Dan Smith hasn't dragged too many pots lately. Even when he wins, he can't seem to get the chips. He took down a small hand, and the dealer pushed the chips to Carlos Mortensen. Force of habit.
Dan Smith is down to 5,500, and the blinds just went up to 150/300. But he could get a spark of inspiration momentarily, as he just flagged down a masseuse.
