Watson Pays off Sammartino
Level 31
: 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
The action commenced with a button raise to 140,000 by Mike Watson and that resulted in a call by Dario Sammartino in the big blind. On a 
flop, Sammartino checked and subsequently called a min-bet worth 70,000 by Watson.
There was no betting action on the 
turn and Sammartino bet the 
river for 231,370. Watson used a portion of his remaining time bank and called with 
. However, Sammartino had the best of t with 
and sent Watson to the bottom of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,998,783 | 244,000 |
|
2,764,280 | 441,370 |
|
1,239,474 | -139,000 |
|
797,463 | -546,370 |
flop was of no help and merely provided back door clubs as additional hope. Only a king would do after the 
turn and the 
river sent Rudolph out in 5th place for $179,591.
flop instantly gave the Italian kings full, as he only needed to fear running tens. His double was locked up on the 
. The Brazilian opted to check-call Watson's bet worth 77,000 and the 
flop when facing a continuation bet for 77,000. No action followed on the 
