Chopping Down the Forrest
According to the dealer at the table, six players limped in preflop and then the button, Giles Smadia, raised to 600. Only Forrest made the call after limping.
The flop came down
. Forrest bet out 2,000. Giles raised to 7,000. forrest then moved all in for 19,000 total and Giles made the call. Forrest was covered by Giles.Forrest:
Smadia:
Forrest held the best hand with a set of deuces, but Smadia had a big draw. The turn came the
and Forrest needed to dodge the river.The ESPN cameras hovered around the table as the dealer smacked the
on the river, completing the flush for Smadia.Forrest counted down his chips, verified that Smadia had him covered, and then quickly exited the area. He left his bag and phone at the table and didn't really seem to care that they were behind.
Smadia is up to 46,000.