Straight for Shaffer

Hand #73: Loni Harwood opened her button to 120,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #74: From the button Brett Shaffer raised to 120,000 and Mike Watson made the call to see a flop fall. Watson checked, as did Shaffer before the landed on the turn.

Watson led for 160,000 and Shaffer called as the completed the board on the river. Watson tapped the table before Shaffer slid out 250,000 to put Watson into the think-tank for close to two minutes before calling.

Shaffer tabled his for a straight and Watson mucked his hand.

Brett Shaffer spikes straight against Mike Watson

Hand #75: Mike Watson raised to 150,000 from the small blind to win the big blind and antes.

Hand #76: Brett Shaffer raised to 120,000 and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #77: Mike Watson raised to 120,000 and Arttu Raekorpi called next to act from the button as the dealer dropped a flop.

Both players checked as the landed on the turn and both players checked again. The river landed the and Watson pushed out 200,000 to prompt a fold from Raekorpi.

Hand #78: Arttu Raekorpi raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and David Vamplew made the call to see a flop spread. Vamplew checked and Raekorpi bet 150,000 to force a fold from Vamplew.