Congratulations to Mike "SirWatts" Watson, who bested the field of 108 players to take down this $1,150 no-limit hold'em rebuy event, taking home $129,920 AUD.
Watson has close to $2.5 million in career tournament winnings. He's no stranger to the live tournament circuit, as he already owns a WPT title.
He took down the stacked final table with ease, going up against top pros like James Obst, Stewart Scott, Gary Benson, and even ex-cricketer Shane Warne.
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Mike Watson made it 12,000 to go preflop. Gary Benson raised to 26,000 and Watson pushed all in. Benson made the call putting his tournament life at stake.
Benson:
Watson:
Board:
Watson's flopped set was good enough to end this event and send Benson to the rail.
Florian Langmann made it 14,000 to go preflop. Mike Watson raised the stakes a little by putting his stack in the middle. Langmann made the call, putting his tournament life at risk.
Langmann:
Watson:
The board ran out to give Watson a pair of fours and send Langmann to the rail for his $64,960 consolation prize.
The rail is still full of spectators here and more folks keep coming up to check out the action. The railbirds have event spilled over onto the tournament floor and checking things out from inside the rail.
Preflop from under the gun, Florian Langmann made a bet of 8,500. James Obst answered that with an all-in shove. Not to be outdone, Mike Watson put his massive stack in the middle too. Langmann quickly got out of the way.
When the cards were on their backs Obst showed and Watson tabled .
The board ran out and Obst walked quietly to the rail.