First Two Pots Go to Maue
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Leonard Maue raised to 550,000 on the button with K♠8♠ and Mike Watson defended with Q♦4♦ in the big blind. The flop came 7♦3♠3♣ and Maue continued with a bet of 275,000. Watson check-raised to 1,000,000 and Maue called.
The 5♣ landed on the turn and Watson checked again. Maue fired out a bet of 1,000,000 with king-high and Watson was forced to let it go.
On the next hand, Watson limped in with Q♥8♠ and Maue raised to 1,000,000 in the big blind with K♣8♣. Watson called to see a flop of A♠10♥10♣ which missed both players. Maue continued with a bet of 500,000 and Watson folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,175,000 | 2,750,000 |
|
14,750,000 | -2,750,000 |