Chien First to Get Kicked Out by Watson
Blinds: 500/1,000
Mike "SirWatts" Watson raised to 2,500 from the early position and Peter "pitabread189" Chien three-bet to 8,000 from the middle position. The action folded back to Watson who made the call.
The flop came 
, Watson check-called the 5,029 bet of Chien.
The turn was the 
, Watson checked again. This time, Chien bet 16,062 for Watson to shove with the slightly bigger stack. Chien called for the 86,721 he had behind with the 
for top pair and kicker but Watson held the 
for two pair.
The river completed the board with the 
to pair to board up but it kept Watson ahead to eliminate Chien as the first player of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,125 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
Busted |