Watson Three-Bets River
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Michael Watson on the button and Igor D'Ursel in the hijack were on a completed board of 
. D'Ursel had checked to Watson, who put out a bet of 4,600 into a pot of roughly 6,000.
D'Ursel then check-raised to 22,000 chips, a big portion of his stack. Watson let his shot clock go down to the last seconds before he put in a big stack of T-5,000 chips as a three-bet, enough to put his opponent all in.
D'Ursel folded instantly, granting the victory to Watson, who stacked his newly won chips onto his already impressive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000 | 108,000 |
|
34,700 | 34,700 |