Watson Wins a Classic Flip in a Non-Classic Way
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Jose Astima shoved all in on the button. The blinds folded and Watson quickly called off his stack of 305,000.
Mike Watson: Q♠Q♦
Jose Astima: A♥K♠
The flop fell K♥5♣3♣ and Astima took the lead with a pair of kings. The A♦ on the turn improved him to two pair but the Q♥ hit the river to give Watson a set of queens and a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000 | 355,000 |
|
185,000 | -315,000 |