Trailblazer @ Houston

Day 2: Smith Sends Out Vlad

Written by Kirk | Mar 9, 2025 11:12:21 PM

Vlad opened to 32,000 and the action folded to Maxx Holland in the small blind who called, but then Scotty Smith min-clicked it to 48,000 from the big blind. This re-opened the betting for Vlad who then moved all in for 103,000. After a brief hand funeral, Holland laid it down while Smith made the call to put Vad at risk. 

Vlad tabled A♣4♥ but would need to improve against the 5♠5♦ of Smith. Unfortunately for Vlad, the runout of 3♣9♣J♠8♠7♥ was not enough and he was eliminated. 

Smith - 1,250,000
Vlad - 0