Watson Hits the River to Leave Greenwood on Fumes
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 90,000 in the cutoff before Adrian Mateos moved all in for 800,000 in the small blind. Watson quickly folded.
Watson again raised the next hand, making it 80,000 from the hijack. Sam Greenwood moved all in for 970,000 in the small blind and Watson shook his head and burned a time bank before calling.
Mike Watson: A♠Q♠
Sam Greenwood: J♠J♦
Greenwood's jacks stayed in the lead as the board came 5♥K♣4♠7♥, but the river brought the Q♣ to give Watson a winning pair. The stacks were counted down and Watson had 950,000 remaining, leaving Greenwood with just 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,980,000 | 1,025,000 |
|
900,000 | 100,000 |
|
20,000 | -965,000 |