Straight For Watson to Take the Chip Lead
Level 13
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Mike "SirWatts" Watson min-raised from the cutoff and was called by Andras "probirs" Nemeth from the small blind and "Gogac sniper" from the big blind.
The 
flop checked around before both Nemeth and "Gogac sniper" checked the 
turn. Watson bet 20,625 and got a call by Nemeth before "Gogac sniper" raised to 100,000. Both players called and the 
completed the board on the river.
Nemeth checked and "Gogac sniper" bet the pot for 368,750. Watson called and Nemeth folded. Watson won the hand with 
for a rivered straight to beat his opponent's two pair with 
to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,366,465
521,875
|
521,875 |
|
241,887
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
189,132
34,543
|
34,543 |