John Smith Eliminated in 5th Place ($267,400)

Hand #36: John Smith (pictured) shoves all in for 1,030,000 from under the gun and David Baker asks for a count from the button. Baker uses one of his time extension chips, and then folds. Action folds to Matas Cimbolas in the big blind, and he immediately calls.

Smith:
Cimbolas:

Smith was trailing and would need to connect to remain alive in the L.A. Poker Classic.

The dealer spread the flop and gave Smith outs to running clubs, running cards to a straight, or a five.

The turn fell the to reduce Smith’s outs to just a five, and when the dealer produced the , Smith would be eliminated in fifth-place for a $267,400 payday.

Matas Cimbolas – 6,995,000
John Smith – Eliminated in 5th Place ($267,400)