Michael Watson Early Bad Beat
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With about 700 in the middle, Paul Ephresen led at the pot, and Michael Watson raised. The bets kept escalating until Ephresen, with 5,000 in the middle was faced with a call that would take 98% of his chips if he lost the pot. The board read
.Paul called and rolled over
.Watson flipped over
for the flopped set.The board ran out
, giving Paul the flush. Michael Watson is eliminated from the tournament.