Matt Affleck Goes Back-to-Back
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Matt Affleck raised to 13,000 from middle position and the big blind reraised to 36,500. Affleck called and the two players saw a flop of 
. Both players checked to the 
turn and the big blind checked one more time. Affleck saw an opening and bet 35,000. His opponent folded and Affleck scooped the pot.
In the next hand, Affleck opened the pot again with a raise to 12,500. The big blind called and the flop was 
. The big blind checked and Affleck bet 20,000 which his opponent called right away. The turn was the 
and his opponent checked again. Affleck bet 35,000 and got another fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
while Watson had 
. 
and Watson took a commanding lead with two pairs. Guerrero could hit a heart for a flush or running cards for trips or two pairs to improve. The turn, however, was the 
, and Watson made a full house to leave Guerrero drawing dead to the 
on the river.
, with just one overcard to West's 
but the river was the 
and the entire table and rail gasped as the "ace from space" hit the felt.
fell on the river. 
. 
and the pot was already inflated to around 65,000. The big blind led out for 45,000 and Juha Helppi raised all-in. His opponent had less than 60,000 remaining and was in the tank. After thinking for a couple minutes, he stuck in his remaining chips and Helppi turned over 
, up against Busquet's 
. 
, and Agarwal backed into a straight to double through Busquet.
, flipping with Agarwal's 
and Busquet couldn't catch a break.