Watson on a Heater
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger pulled further ahead at the top of the leaderboard and up next it was Mike "SirWatts" Watson that min-raised to 140,000. Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski called in the big blind and check-raised the 
flop from 70,000 to 210,000, which Watson called.
Badziakouski bet the 
turn for 189,000 to earn a call and both checked the 
on the river. The Belorussian tabled 
and Watson chopped with the 
. Badziakouski won the next hand preflop before Watson dragged in a pot. And the Canadian made it two in a row when he also raked in the chips with 
on a board of 
.
The comeback of the Canadian then added another chapter when his button min-raise triggered the three-bet jam of Eibinger in the big blind and Watson snap-called.
Mike "SirWatts" Watson: 
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger: 
Eibinger's open-ended straight draw on the 
flop was promising but the turn and 
river let Watson double once more to get right back into it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,796,447
-1,476,138
|
-1,476,138 |
|
||
|
5,057,972
-5,600
|
-5,600 |
|
|
5,009,052
-413,700
|
-413,700 |
|
3,482,067
-735,000
|
-735,000 |
|
|
3,401,676
2,082,688
|
2,082,688 |
|
|
2,502,786
407,750
|
407,750 |