Big Stax 300 (Day 1D): It's A Cooler Spot

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries: 1,265

Sean Smith (Conshohocken, PA)

As we passed Table 56, Sean Smith would be doubling up at his river all-in of 11,000 would be called by an opponent on a board of 10♥ J♦ 8♥ 7♣ A♠.  Smith would table K♠ Q♣ for the nut straight, with his opponent claiming to have had 6♥ 9♥.  It didn't matter what his adversary had, as Sean picked up the pot and chipped up to over 32,000.

Then only moments later, Smith would be all-in pre, with his opponent just covered.  He would hold A♠ A♣ against K♥ K♠, with the player holding pocket kings looking up and saying, "It's just a cooler spot man."  The board would run out clean for Smith, and his 15,000 stack minutes ago was now 80,000.

Players are heading on their first break of the day (15 minutes), and they will return to Level 4 and blinds 150/300/50.