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2023 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$731,580
Entries
548
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Nearly Equal Stacks
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 450,000 and Jason Mercier called. Mercier drew one and Watson drew two.
Mercier ended up with Jx10x9x6x4x and bet 300,000. Watson caught two queens to go with his 9x8x6x and gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,975,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
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6,750,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
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Pat Eight for Watson
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
In the previous hand, Jason Mercier raised to 450,000 with AxKxJx7x2x. Mike Watson looked down at 9x9x6x3x2x and stuck in a three-bet to 1,400,000, to which Mercier quickly folded.
In the next hand, Watson got dealt an even better starting hand with 8x7x6x4x3x and raised to 450,000 himself. Mercier defended AxAx9x8x6x and pitched the aces, while Watson stood pat with his monster.
Mercier improved to a queen low with Qx9x8x6x5x and checked. Watson bet 600,000 and Mercier correctly dediced against it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,175,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
5,550,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
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Mercier Can't Bluff Watson
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Jason Mercier raised to 450,000 and Mike Watson called. Both players took two apiece.
Watson ended up with Jx8x5x4x3x and checked. Mercier had QxQx9x7x4x and tried to bluff at it with a bet of 650,000. Watson wasn't going anywhere and quickly snapped it off to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,075,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
5,650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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A Shove from Mercier
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 450,000 with Ax10x9x7x2x and Jason Mercier three-bet shoved 4,825,000 with a made Jx9x6x5x3x. Watson briefly considered it but ended up folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
5,125,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
|
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Back and Forth
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson retains a small lead over Jason Mercier after exchanging a few small pots over the past minutes, with Mercier slowly making up the difference.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,650,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
6,075,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
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Mercier Overtakes Watson
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 450,000 and Jason Mercier called. Mercier drew two cards while Watson took one.
Both players improved to a strong hand after the draw, with Mercier having the best of it with 10x7x4x3x2x against Watson's Jx7x6x4x2x.
Mercier checked to Watson, who bet 1,200,000. Mercier quickly called to wrestle the chip lead away from "SirWatts".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,030,000
1,955,000
|
1,955,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,700,000
-1,950,000
|
-1,950,000 |
A Rare Flush for Mercier
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Jason Mercier completed and Mike Watson checked his option. Watson took two and Mercier followed suit.
Watson paired up with 9x8x5x2x2x and checked. Mercier started with three diamonds and drew two more to end up with 10♦5♦4♦3♦2♦, relevant as flushes still count against the player in 2-7 Single Draw.
He tried to take it with a bet of 450,000 but couldn't get Watson off his pair.
"Flush is bad, yeah?" Mercier inquired.
"Bad, really bad," Watson confirmed.
"Just making sure, maybe I should've tabled it," Mercier said with a chuckle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,730,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Mercier Extends His Lead
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson min-raised to 400,000 and Jason Mercier called. Watson opted to draw one, keeping Qx10x7x3x, while Mercier drew two holding Jx7x6x.
Mercier found two cards he needed to end up with Jx9x7x6x5x. Watson, on the contrary, ended up with one of the worst possible hands with QxQx10x7x3x.
Mercier checked, Watson bet 550,000, and Mercier snapped it off almost before Watson had even muttered the words.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,525,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
|
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|
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4,200,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |
Watson on Fumes
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson completed 10x8x8x4x3x and Jason Mercier bumped it up to 700,000 with 10x7x6x5x4x. Watson called and drew one while Mercier stood pat.
Watson was already drawing stone dead going into the draw, and caught the 2x to end up with a ten-eight to Mercier's ten-seven. Mercier checked, Watson bet 1,700,000, and Mercier instantly called to leave Watson with just 11 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,475,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,250,000
-1,950,000
|
-1,950,000 |