Smith's final episode as a co-host on PokerRoad Radio was July 12, 2010. Beginning in 2007, Smith and Joe Sebok co-hosted PokerRoad Radio with Joe Stapleton. In July 2006, Smith won the World Pro-Am Challenge event at the Poker Dome Challenge, taking home the $500,000 first prize.įrom April 2006 until October 2006, Gavin was one of the hosts of The Circuit radio show sponsored by Card Player Magazine. He won the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion (BARGE) Main Event in 2004, besting a strong field of 249 poker enthusiasts, in Las Vegas, NV. Doyle Brunson was a Hall of Fame poker player who was the first to win 1 million and was widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the game. Peter Feldman went on to win the tournament. If Smith won, Prescott would give him $70,000 per year for 10 years if Prescott won, Smith would give him $100,000 per year for 10 years.

Smith had made a bet with Allie Prescott on who would win. In May 2006, Smith finished 2nd in the World Series of Poker circuit event at Harrah's New Orleans, winning $293,930. Smith earned his first WSOP bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) event at the 2010 World Series of Poker, defeating Danny Hannawa heads-up, and earning $268,238 for his 1st-place finish. Gavin was a cool guy from Canada who was slowly. To hang on the golf course with some of the high-stakes poker pros like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren, and Doyle Brunson, it takes a. The players were Gavin Smith and his buddy (forgot his name but he made a final table year later on the WPT). The experience Smith gained in mixed-games when he started playing has also served him well as he has several high finishes in H.O.R.S.E. Josh Reichard Wins 15th WSOP Circuit Gold Ring. Smith boasts several other high finishes including a runner-up finish in 2007 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for $155,645).

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