Sabat Doubles Watson, Doubles Through Lang
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Eddy Sabat told us he had opened the button to 1,500 and saw Mike Watson three bet from the button to 3,800. Sabat had shoved for 24,000 effectively and Watson had called. Sabat flopped good with his 
since an ace popped up. Watson and his pocket eights would win though as an eight turned up on the turn.
That set Sabat back to 10,725 which he pushed all in a bit later. Barry "Big Dog" Lang, who started the day as the chipleader, opened preflop to 2,000 from the cut off. On the button Sabat pushed his stack to the middle. After both blinds folded, Lang made the call, showing 
. Sabat tabled 
and would win the hand to double up: 
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| .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
-2,375
|
-2,375 |
|
78,000
49,600
|
49,600 |
|
||
|
22,650
-9,575
|
-9,575 |