First Two Pots Go to Maue
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Leonard Maue raised to 550,000 on the button with K?8? and Mike Watson defended with Q?4? in the big blind. The flop came 7?3?3? and Maue continued with a bet of 275,000. Watson check-raised to 1,000,000 and Maue called.
The 5? landed on the turn and Watson checked again. Maue fired out a bet of 1,000,000 with king-high and Watson was forced to let it go.
On the next hand, Watson limped in with Q?8? and Maue raised to 1,000,000 in the big blind with K?8?. Watson called to see a flop of A?10?10? which missed both players. Maue continued with a bet of 500,000 and Watson folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,175,000
2,750,000
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2,750,000 |
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14,750,000
-2,750,000
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-2,750,000 |
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