"Cowboy" Hanging in There
Level 17
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
It's not hard to imagine how Ben Smith got the nickname "Cowboy". The man from Wisconsin can often be found on the Circuit wearing his trademark cowboy hat.
Smith tends to play a patient game, and that seems to be the case here in Council Bluffs as the money bubble nears. In a recent hand, Smith opened for 9,000 from middle position and received a call from the player in the cutoff. Both players checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn, and then Smith casually led out for 24,000 on the 
river. The cutoff didn't want any of it and tossed his cards to the muck.
The small win pushed Smith up to the century mark in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |