Hands #63-66: Smith Dominating Patti
Hand 63: Danny Nguyen opened to 52,000 on the button before folding to John Fontana's shove.
Hand 64: Frank Patti raised to 62,000 in the small blind, and Jeff Smith defended. Patti continuation-bet 60,000 on the 
flop, and Smith called. Patti kept firing with 82,000 on the 
turn, and again was called. Both players checked the 
river, and Smith took the pot with 
for aces up.
Hand 65: Patti opened to 50,000 on the button, and Smith three-bet tiny to 80,000 in the small blind. Patti called, but he folded to Smith's 75,000 on the 
flop.
Hand 66: Patti raised to 50,000 under the gun and was called by both Smith (button) and Fontana (big blind). Fontana checked the 
flop, and Patti bet 60,000. Only Smith called, and the two saw a 
turn. Two checks ensued, and the 
finished out the board. Patti fired 125,000, and Smith made it 400,000. Patti tanked for about a minute and a half before calling.
Smith showed him 
for a turned boat, and Patti showed a 
before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
847,000
|
847,000 |
|
550,000
-707,000
|
-707,000 |