Watson Has Good Timing

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A player moved all in from under the gun and the player one seat over rejammed with the bigger stack. Mike Watson then called all in from the button and the remaining players got out of the way to set up the three-way all-in.

Under-the-Gun Player:
Mike Watson:
Early Position Player:

Watson had found rockets at precisely the right time and was well placed to eliminate the under-the-gun player and score a huge boost to his stack. The flop kept him ahead with the turn ensuring he would not be eliminated, although the under-the-gun player could beat him to the main pot with a rivered ten. It did not happen with the river pairing the board and sending Watson rising up the leaderboard while eliminating the under-the-gun player.