Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Mike "SirWatts" Watson has been chipping up today to move up over the 300,000-chip mark.
Just now he was involved in a hand that saw just him and a lone opponent left by fourth street, with Watson having been the lone check-caller of a 17,000 flop bet after the first three cards had come 
. Watson then fired 35,000 on the 
turn, and after tanking a while his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
flop, then checked again on the 
turn and the 
river. Costello's opponent showed 
for ace high, but Costello showed 
for a better ace high. She took the pot, and now sits with 158,000.
. The big blind raised to 62,000, prompting Lindh to move all in. The big blind seemed anguished and at one point held his cards out as if he was going to drop them into the muck. He pulled them back, however, and continued thinking. Finally, he reached back and decisively slid his entire stack in, calling it off.
flop, and Crane checked. His opponent bet 22,500, and Crane called.
, and Crane checked again. His opponent fired 60,000, and Crane called. After the 
river, both players checked.
and dropped back to 268,000 in chips.
. Johnson bet 20,000, and his opponent folded, and Johnson is nearing the 400,000 mark.
turn gave Tsehai two outs. However, the 
river secured the double up for Merson.
turn fell. Merson raised to 25,000, leading to a Lopes reraise shove for about 125,000. Merson went deep into the tank, emerging after about three minutes with a call, tabling 
. Lopes was drawing with 
river gave him a flush.
