Dan Smith on the button opens for 2,500 Spade 9Diamond 10 and Jean-Robert Bellande calls with Heart ASpade 2. It goes check check on Club JClub KHeart J and the Diamond Q pops up on the turn giving Smith the straight. JRB checks and calls Smith’s 4,150 bet. The Diamond 9 completes the board and JRB check-calls a bet of 12,000 not believing Smith.

Not long after, Smith limps in for 1,200 with Spade 9Diamond 8 and JRB checks his Heart 5Heart 7. JRB flops big on Heart 8Heart 6Heart J but again it goes check check. The Club 8 on the turn hits Smith and he sees JRB bet 2,040. Smith raises to 6,446 with his trips and Bellande calls with his flopped flush. The river is the Spade 8 and JRB checks. Smith, now with quads, bets 20,644 but JRB folds after some expletives.

Things would become even more frustrating for JRB as he makes it 3,000 with Club 4Spade 6 from the button with blinds of 600 and 1,200. Smith comes along with Diamond 8Heart 10. Smith checks on Spade 2Heart 6Heart 4 and raises to 5,520 when JRB bets 1,260. Having flopped top two, JRB calls. The Heart 7 hits the turn and Smith bets 8,520. Bellande calls. The river is the Diamond 7 and Smith shoves. Bellande ultiamtely decides to fold.

Dan Smith – 172,100
Jean-Robert Bellande – 27,900

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