Watson's Rivered Flush Pays Off
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After a limp from early position, Mike Watson limped in as well from the cutoff. Kristen Bicknell raised it up to 300,000 from the small blind and both limpers called. The flop fell 
and Bicknell led out for 350,000. Both her opponent in early position and Mike Watson called as the 
landed on the turn.
Bicknell checked this time and the player in early position tossed in a bet of 450,000. Both Watson and Bicknell called and the 
completed the board. Bicknell checked again and the player in early position announced all in, having both of his opponents covered. Watson thought for a minute and then called for his last 1,640,000 while Bicknell folded.
The player in early position tabled 
and Watson flipped over 
for a flush. He more than doubled up that hand as he raked in a massive pot before the break.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
6,750,000 | |
|
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|
1,550,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
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and the action was on Sicko who bet 425,000 into a pot of over 600,000. MacPhee check-raised to 1,555,000 and Sicko made the call. The river brought the 
and MacPhee slid in a bet of 2,500,000. Sicko counted out the chips to call but the decision of what to do wasn't going to come quickly. After nearly five minutes of being in the tank, Sicko finally pushed his chips in to call and MacPhee tabled 
for a full house. Sicko mucked his cards and MacPhee suddenly became the largest stack at the table.
and the big blind led out for 375,000 which Michaelis called.
and the big blind checked this time. Michaelis tossed in a bet of 760,000 and his opponent quickly mucked his cards, allowing Michaelis to rake in another pot.
, and Roberto Romanello had them both covered with 
on the river as Romanello completed his flush to eliminate both of his opponents. 
and the action was checked to the cutoff who bet 230,000 into a pot of around 450,000. Harrison Gimbel was in the big blind and check-raised all in for 1,300,000. The under-the-gun player folded while the cutoff made the call.
against his opponent's 
. However, the 
landed on the turn giving his opponent two pair and Gimbel was at risk of being eliminated. The tides turned again as the 
hit the river and Gimbel made a bigger two pair to score the double up.
