Zachary Smiley Knocks Out Curt Kohlberg and Doubles Thru Joey Couden to Take the Chip Lead with 345K
Oct 22, 2017
Photo: WPT Champions Club member Zachary Smiley
With less than 10 minutes left in the final level of the night, Curt Kohlberg raises from middle position, Joey Couden reraises from the hijack to 7,200, and Zachary Smiley reraises from the button to 17,700.
Kohlberg moves all in for about 45,000, Couden thinks for a while before he moves all in over the top for 144,100, and Smiley snap-calls all in for 143,100.
Zachary Smiley: 
Joey Couden: 
Curt Kohlberg: 
The board comes 
, and Smiley leads the entire way, winning the entire pot with an ace-high spade flush to eliminate Kohlberg and knock Couden down to just 1,000 in chips.
Zachary Smiley – 345,000 (345 bb)
Joey Couden – 1,000 (1 bb)
Curt Kohlberg – Eliminated
Smiley catapults into the chip lead with roughly 100K more than anyone else in the field, making it very likely that he will claim the $10,000 bonus for the Day 1B chipleader.
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