Maue Slowly Chips Up
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mike Watson limped in on the button with A?6? and Leonard Maue checked his option holding 9?4? in the big blind. The flop fell 10?9?7? and both players checked through to the 4? on the turn and the J? on the river. Maue finally bet 600,000 and Watson got out of the way.
Two hands later, Watson raised to 425,000 on the button with K?J? and Maue called in the big blind with 8?6?. The flop came 5?4?3? and Maue led out with a bet of 350,000 which got Watson to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,250,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,675,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |