Other top finishers included Luis Pedro (fourth - $11,102) and Matt Bradford (fifth - $8,347).Ĭheck out the blow-by-blow action of the $360 Regional NLHE here Day 2 Action He still had my number at the end I just binked a flush.' 'I was not looking forward to playing Dana heads-up,' Smith said. A two-pair versus two-pair setup turned into a rivered flush for Smith, clinching the win. That hand set up heads-up play between Smith and Katzenmeier. Ricardo Mendoza (third - $14,680) got all of the chips in preflop against Smith, who found a favorable runout with king-jack against Mendoza's ace-king. The hand Smith was referring to happened during eight-handed play, and resulted in a 35 big-blind stack for Smith.Īnother pivotal moment for Smith occurred during three-handed play. 'I had that crazy triple-up right away, but even then it was still far to go.' 'I came into the final table short,' Smith said.
