2017 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$618,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,896,950
Entries
623
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Savage Call by Sir Watts

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Mike Watson (as seen in a previous event)
Mike Watson (as seen in a previous event)

Mike Watson just showed some true poker guts. The Canadian sicko was in an early position, playing a heads-up pot against the player in the big blind.

They were on the river of the {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{A-Spades} board with roughly 30,000 in the middle. The big blind moved all in, covering Watson's stack of 31,500.

Watson processed the situation, and while he didn't have any ace in his hand, he had all aces up his sleeve. More precisely, he had good heart, calling with just {9-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Watson's instincts proved correct, as his opponent had only {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for a missed open-ender, rewarding Watson's savage call with glory and a double.

It took some hard work to get the chips, but Watson worked his way to the 95,000 he's now controlling.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Watson
95,000
67,200
67,200
WSOP 1X Winner

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