Niveau 28
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Jesus Cortes min-raised the button and Mike Watson three-bet the pot in the small blind. Cortes piled in the additional 500,000 and they headed to the 
flop on which Watson moved in for 12 blinds and Cortes called with the superior stack.
Mike Watson: 
Jesus Cortes: 
The 
turn once again kept Watson in contention but this time he didn't hold up as Cortes rivered a full house thanks to the 
. Watson surpassed more than $3 million in WSOP cashes but had to settle for 4th place and $115,117.03.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
4,544,404
1,481,996
|
1,481,996 |
|
2,649,784
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
1,005,812
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
flop as Helppi made it 300,000 to go.
. The 
turn added a gutshot on top and the 
flop, on which he check-called a bet of 148,500 by Helppi. No betting action followed on the 
turn and 
river as Watson earned the checkmark with 
on a board of 
river.
