"That's What it Takes to Win MSPTs"
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Charlie Dawson opened to 3,800 on the button and both blinds called. The flop came 
, and everyone checked. On the 
turn, the small blind checked, the big blind bet 2,000, and Dawson called. The small blind woke up with a check-raise to 9,000. The big blind quickly mucked, but Dawson said he was all in. The small blind called.
Small blind: 
Dawson: 
Both players had trips with kickers on board so they were chopping for the moment. Dawson binked the 
on the river though.
"Nasty beat," he said.
"He hit a two-outer and now he hit a three-outer," someone said of the former champion. "That's what it takes to win MSPTs."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
46,000
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46,000 |