Watts Takes Some Back
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Richard Watts had lost some chips coming into the previous hand. He and Gary Miller were heads up on a 
flop and he check-called a 4,200 bet.
On the 
turn, Watts checked again and Miller checked it back. The last card out was the 
, bringing a one-card straight possibility and Watts led for 15,000, which got a snap-fold from Miller. The pot brings some back for Watts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
57,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
flop; neither was there on the 
turn. The river card was the 
and Miller bet 6,200, which Watts called, turning over 
for a rivered pair of sixes and beating Miller's 
.
and it went check-check. Ilie turned over 
river but Patel showed the royal flush to the table. The pot, though not a big one, puts him around 30,000 chips above average.
turn and 
river didn't help him and he hits the rail.
in early position for 12 big blinds, he was looked up by one player who had 
and he found help on the