Hands #77-78: Smith Uses the Power of the Chiplead

Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Hand #77: Dan Smith raised to 700,000 from the button with , and Bryn Kenney defended his big blind with
. The flop fell
, and Kenney check-called a 400,000 continuation bet from Smith.
The hit the turn, and Kenney checked again before Smith bet 750,000. Kenney thought for 30 seconds but ultimately gave up.
Hand #78: Smith raised to from the cutoff, and Vivek Rajkumar called from the big blind with
. The flop fell
, and Rajkumar check-folded to a 375,000 continuation bet.