Watson Runs Into Aces
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 800 after which an Simon Higgins three-bet to 2,200. The action was folded to Mike Watson in the small blind and he four-bet to 6,600. The big blind and Vogelsang folded and Higgins put in a five bet to 16,000.
Watson tanked for quite a while but eventually he made the call.
The flop brought 
and Watson checked immediately. Higgins bet 16,000 again en Watson tanked before moving all in. The snap-called followed and Watson did not like what he saw.
Watson: 
Higgins: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Watson was knocked out as his opponent was all in for 44,250 and he had only 40,000 left. Watson has the option to do a rebuy up until the start of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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Busted | |
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