Niveau: 9
Ante - 1,000
Bring In - 1,000
Limits - 3,000-6,000
Niveau: 9
Ante - 1,000
Bring In - 1,000
Limits - 3,000-6,000
Players are heading on their final 15-minute break of the evening.
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Action picked up heading to fourth street with Joe Hachem all in and Mike Watson and Richard Ashby trying to knock him out. On fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Watson bet and Ashby called all three streets while Hachem watched on.
On seventh, Watson slowed down and checked. Ashby went for the bet and Watson called.
Ashby showed his two pair which was good enough to beat Watson. It wasn't good enough to eliminate Hachem, who showed the better two pair for the full triple.
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- folded fourth street
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- folded bring-in
A short-stacked Joe Hachem folded his bring-in after Shawn Sheikhan, Richard Ashby, and Mike Watson each got a pair of bets in on third street.
After Sheikhan checked fourth street, Ashby bet and Watson raised, forcing Sheikan out of the pot. Ashby called, then led out on fifth street, with Watson now calling.
Sixth street saw Watson pick up a jack and take over the betting lead. He did just that with Ashby now calling.
Watson bet again on seventh and Ashby called, revealing that both players had missed lows, but ended up with two pair.
Ashby's eights and fives took the pot over Watson's fours and threes.
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Action started on fifth street in a heads-up pot. Yehuda Buchalter bet with his aces showing and Watson made the call.
On sixth, Buchalter picked up a three and bet again, Watson made the call.
Seventh dealt down, Buchalter bet one final time. After thinking for about 30 seconds, Watson made the call.
"Wheel," said Buchalter, who scooped the pot.
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- folded sixth street
Picking action up on fourth street, Perry Friedman bet his king high and only received a call from John Racener.
On fifth street, the players checked, but on sixth, Friedman fired again and Racener folded.
"I picked up a low draw," said Friedman as he showed ![]()
in the hole for a pair of kings and a draw to an eight.