Five-Bet Sees Off Watson; Short Stack Nearly Triples
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Preflop betting escalated quickly as Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez opened in early-mid position for 24,000, raised by Mike "SirWatts" Watson to 64,000. Over to small blind "HITRII999" who promptly moved in for 87,096 total; a reshove for more than Watson had behind (350,000) was enough to get it heads up.
Benitez:
"HITRII999":
The board paired "HITRII999"'s queen - , much more than doubling the short stack through.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez |
711,545
649,167
|
649,167 |
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
|
349,067
-184,254
|
-184,254 |
"HITRII999"
|
263,692
263,692
|
263,692 |