Queen on the River Saves SirWatts
We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know that Mike "SirWatts" Watson was all in for 48,100 holding 
and dominated by the 
of Fabian Quoss. The 
flop was of no consequence, and even though the turn paired both players, Quoss' king kicked had him out in front; in fact, Watson needed a queen on the river to stay alive. Wouldn't you know it, a spiked and Watson kept his tournament hopes alive, while likely saving a $100,000 re-ebtry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
. Antonius had bet 7,200 from the under-the-gun position, only to have Dan Shak, who made Andrew Robl the first elimination at the end of Level 3, raise to 20,000 from the hijack. Antonius thought for a moment before moving all in for about 70,000 more, and Shak made the call with 
for a flush draw, which he needed to hit in order to overcome the Finn's 
.
rolled off on the turn, though Antonius could still win if the board paired on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. "I'll see you in a few minutes," someone at the table said to Antonius, referencing the fact that he was likely to re-enter.
flop.
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Pritchard checked and Mercier bet 11,700. Pritchard snap-called and Mercier confidently tabled 
. Unfortunately for him, and much to his surprise, it was no good as Pritchard held 
and was racing against the 
flop wasn't much help to Selbst, though it did give her counterfeit outs.
spiked on the river to pair her aces. The 
blanked on the river and Selbst doubled through Quoss, who was left with just 6,000.
and Mike Watson called from the button holding the 
flop was gun for Quoss as it gave him a flush, and he successfully dodged another spade as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
. Kagawa, who had 81,400 behind, thought long and hard before calling off with 
blanked on the river and he doubled through the chip leader.
appeared in the window and was followed by the 
. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Pritchard, and Mercier doubled through.
peeled off on the river to put an end to Quoss' tournament... unless of course he opts to re-enter before the end of Level 6.
