Watson Faced With Big River Decision
Niveau 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller champion Mike Watson opened to 1,800 from early position and was called by Tamer Kamel in the cutoff.
On the 
flop, both players checked to see the 
on the turn. Watson now bet 16,00 and was called by Kamel.
The river brought the 
and Watson bet again, this time for 4,500. Kamel responded with a raise to 18,700 which represented over a third of Watson's remaining stack.
Watson deliberated for a bit before opting to fold his hand and send the pot across the table to Kamel.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
38,500
-5,600
|
-5,600 |
and Vallinas continued for 1,500. Procida called while Liu tossed her cards away.
turn, Vallinas went for a bigger sizing and decided on a bet of 9,000. Procida went into the tank for about a minute before eventually folding.
board, Gaelle Baumann opened to 6,000 from the big blind and Josef Blazek was rather quick to call.
turn, Baumann continued for 17,000 and Blazek took his time before making the call.
and Baumann turned over 
for ace-high and took down a pot of over 100,000 chips.
, for the final king in the deck, but only a 
for his kicker, ending his day short of its completion, while Kehoe is now solidly among the chip leaders.
