Watson Takes a Chunk From Markin
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Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
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With on the table we caught Leonid Markin tanking, after Mike Watson had upped the cost of seeing the river significantly. Markin had 17,500 out in front of him, but Watson had put in 63,200 from the small blind.
After a while Markin called, and the river brought the . Watson decided to check and Markin checked behind, after which the Canadian pro tabled [AhQh[ for the win. Markin flashed his
, and with a sigh he folded his cards.
Markin, who's on his second bullet, will have his work cut out for him as he faces an uphill battle.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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410,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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85,000
-165,000
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-165,000 |