Selbst Pulling Away
Vanessa Selbst is starting to pull away and seems intent on doing as much damage during three-handed play as possible.
In a recent hand, Mike Watson opened for 110,000 from the small blind with 
and Selbst defended from the big blind with 
. The 
flop saw Watson, who was the statistical favorite, bet 125,000, Selbst call, and the 
peel off on the turn.
Watson picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his flush draw, and he slid out a bet of 300,000. Selbst sat for a long time shuffling chips before moving all in, and Watson, who had been sitting motionless, looked down and shook his head. ��How could you possibly choose that size?�� he questioned of himself.
Watson mulled over the decision for a minute before tossing his cards to the muck and giving up on the hand. With that, Selbst chipped up to nearly 5.9 million while Watson dropped to under 1.9 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,885,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
2,450,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
1,866,000
-591,000
|
-591,000 |
|
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