Wattel's Stack Withering

Wattel took one card, and Ponzio two. Wattel bet, and Ponzio called. The second round followed the same pattern: Wattel took one, Ponzio two, and Ponzio called Wattel's bet.
On the third draw, Wattel took one card and Ponzio stood pat. Both checked. Ponzio showed a 10-7-5-4-2, and Wattel mucks.
Wattel has now slipped to 16,000. When we begin the next level, he'll have not even two big bets.