Watson Triples, Still Short
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Anthony Forsyth Forrest raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, and a very short-stacked Mike Watson called all in for less from the button. Then Blake Yu raised to 22,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Forsyth Forrest four-bet to 45,000. Yu then re-raised all in, and Forsyth Forrest quickly folded. Yu took the side pot between him and Forsyth Forrest, and then Yu and Watson turned up their cards.
Yu: 
Watson: 
The flop fell 
, immediately giving Watson the lead over Yu's kings. The turn was the 
, and the river the 
. Watson tripled up on the hand, but was still extremely short-stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
105,500
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105,500 |
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30,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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