Idema Widens The Gap

Daniel Idema raised from middle position and both blinds called in Cathleen Tran and Justin Smith. It was checked to Idema who bet on the {K-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {5-Diamonds} flop and Tran called leaving herself not much behind. Smith put in a raise and Idema three-bet which got Tran out of the way but Smith stuck around. Smith check-called the rest of the way on the {7-Clubs} turn and {5-Spades} river and Idema showed {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} . Smith mucked and said that he had hoped another king would have hit indicating that he must have had a worse king and wanted Idema’s kicker to be counterfeited. In any case, Tran was crippled, Smith took a hit and Idema was the first to crack the half-million mark.