Mateos Busts Watson to Take the Lead
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 6,500 in the cutoff and was called by Mike Watson on the button and Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind. The flop came 
and Mateos continued with a bet of 8,000. Watson and Jaffe both called to see the 
on the turn.
The action checked to Watson this time who made a bet of 30,000. Jaffe quickly folded but Mateos opted to check-raised to 94,000. Watson pushed all in for just under 200,000 and Mateos snap-called.
Mike Watson: 
Adrian Mateos: 
Watson was in the lead with two pair but Mateos had some outs with straight and flush draws. The river was the 
and Mateos made his straight to eliminate Watson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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596,000
184,000
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184,000 |
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100,000 | |
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Busted | |
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