Chan and Wattel Bust
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
Mike Wattel open-shoved for 12,700 from early position, and Dan O'Brien called in the cutoff. Wattel tanked for well over a minute before discarding one, and O'Brien immediately fanned 
. Wattel showed 
, and he was drawing to a deuce or a five to double.
Unfortunately for him he paired with a , and was eliminated.
At an adjacent table, Johnny Chan was eliminated by Larry Wright. We missed the action, and Chan's hand hit the muck quite quickly, but Wright was showing a ninety-seven.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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74,000
35,300
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35,300 |
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43,000
14,900
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14,900 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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