Hands #9-17: Higgs Continues to Build; Pickering & Rossiter Short
Hand #9: Jamie Pickering raised to 12,000 and then folded when Mike Watson three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind.
Hand #10: Sam Higgs limped from the small blind, Jeff Rossiter checked his option from the big, and the two saw a flop of 
. Higgs bet 5,000, Rossiter called, and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river. Higgs showed the 
, and it was good as Rossiter mucked.
Hand #11: Watson raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, Jonathan Duhamel defended from the big blind, and then both players checked the 
flop. When the appeared on the turn, Duhamel bet 15,000 and Watson folded.
Hand #12: Rossiter raised to 14,000 from the button and won the pot.
Hand #13: Roossiter raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds.
Hand #14: Pickering limped from the button, Watson did the same from the small blind, and then Higgs exercised his option with a raise to 16,000 from the big. Only Pickering called, but he folded to a bet on the 
flop.
Hand #15: Watson raised to 10,000 from the button and both blinds folded.
Hand #16: Watson raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, Duhamel called from the big blind, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Duhamel check-called a bet of 15,000, both players checked the 
turn, and the 
completed the board on the river. Both players checked once again and Watson tabled the 
for two pair and the win.
Hand #17: Higgs limped from the cutoff, Rossiter did the same from the button, and Duhamel put in 2,000 more from the small blind. Pickering checked his option from the big and four players saw a flop of 
. Two checks saw Higgs bet 16,000, only Rossiter called, and the 
peeled off on the turn. Higgs bet the pot again for 48,000, but this time Rossiter gave it up.