Watson Picks Cash Over Bracelet, Then Wins the Hand Against Hellmuth

Martin Hellmuth was deep in conversation with Mike Watson while the pair sat in the blinds, asking Watson whether he would prefer a bracelet and a €400,000 second-place prize, or €600,000 in cash with no bracelet. Watson, a poker Triple Crown winner, snap-said he would take the money over the bracelet. He also joked that he wouldn’t mind adding another runner-up finish to the seven second-place results he already has in WSOP events.

The action then folded around to Hellmuth, who raised to 125,000 from the small blind. Watson three-bet to 360,000, prompting Hellmuth to click it back to 625,000. Watson responded with a five-bet shove, and after spending some time in the tank, Hellmuth released his hand.

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