Aerts Doubles Through Watson
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts raised to 154,000 from the hijack and Mike "SirWatts" Watson defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Watson check-raised the 126,525 continuation-bet of Aerts to 420,000 which Aerts called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Watson shoved for Aerts to make the call for the 1,478,995 he had behind. Watson tabled 
for ace-high and for Aerts to double up as he held the 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,612,368
-343,750
|
-343,750 |
|
4,219,740
2,196,745
|
2,196,745 |
|
4,144,232
562,500
|
562,500 |
|
|
3,670,737
-153,525
|
-153,525 |
|
2,413,176
-218,750
|
-218,750 |
|
|
2,098,008
-2,116,745
|
-2,116,745 |
|
2,071,764
-413,750
|
-413,750 |
|
1,633,533
641,025
|
641,025 |
|
1,136,442
-153,750
|
-153,750 |
|
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