Sass Chips Up with a Nice One
From early position, Mike Watson started this hand off with a raise to 13,000. He got called in four spots: Alan Sass from the hijack seat, Ying Kit Chan on the button, Henry Wang in the small blind, and Michael Kanaan in the big blind. That created a nice, five-way pot with nearly 75,000 chips already in the middle.
The flop came down 
, and the first two players checked. Watson bet 28,000, and Sass made the call. Chan, Wang and Kanaan all folded.
The turn was the 
, and Watson checked. Sass bet 44,000, and Watson made the call to see the river.
The dealer completed the board with the 
, and Watson checked to his opponent once again. Sass moved all in for approximately 140,000, and Watson quickly gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
634,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
600,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
595,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
480,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |