83 Players Remain
Jul 14, '07
There are 83 players remaining in the field and judging by the recent eliminations, no one is safe. The players are in level 21 now and the blinds are $12,000-$24,000 with a $3,000 ante.
Bird No Longer With Us
Bill Edler raised to $70,000 from early position and Lee Childs reraised to $205,000. John Bird came over the top all in for $505,000 and Edler threw his cards in the muck. Childs made the call and had Bird covered. Bird showed K
K
and Childs was holding A
A
. The board came 9
6
5
2
2
and Childs took down the massive pot and Bird was sent to the rail.
Feel the Rush
Lee Watkinson has been on an absolute tear in the last hour, chipping up to $4,600,000 and claiming the number two spot on the leaderboard. Watkinson's quiet and humble demeanor often keeps him out of the spotlight but the players at his table almost always find out the hard way how dangerous he can really be. Jared Hamby raised to $75,000 from late position and was reraised by Lee Watkinson to $200,000 from the small blind. Hamby reraised all in and Watkinson took no time in making the call. Hamby had pushed for a little more than $500,000 and showed the table K
Q
. Watkinson had called with A
Q
. The flop came 8
7
3
and Hamby started getting his chips in order to hand them over to Watkinson. The turn was the 6
and needing only a king to stay alive, Hamby had all but admitted defeat. The J
hit on the river and Watkinson won the hand with ace high. The very next hand as Watkinson was stacking his chips in racks to be colored up, Jeff Weiss limped into the pot for $24,000. The other eight players at the table expressed their surprise at his bet, bewildered by the concept. One player said aloud, "It's about time someone limped. That's the first bet that wasn't a raise in an hour." Watkinson called the limp from the button and the player in the small blind folded. "You have no idea how bad those cards were to fold there," said the player in seat eight. The player in seat nine checked his option and three players saw a flop of K
6
5
. Weiss bet out $90,000 and Watkinson raised him to $300,000. The player in seat nine folded and Weiss made the call. The turn was the 5
and Weiss checked. Watkinson bet out $425,000 and Weiss again made the call. The river was the 7
and Weiss led out with a bet of $350,000. Watkinson thought for only a moment before looking at the dealer and declaring that he was all in. Weiss went deep into the tank, trying to figure out what Watkinson was doing. Weiss eventually looked at Watkinson and said, "I call." Watkinson flipped over 6
6
for the flopped set and Weiss mucked his hand high enough to only show the bottom card, the A
. Weiss was eliminated and Watkinson had a whole new pile of chips to rack up.
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Jared Hamby, Jeff Weiss, John Bird, Lee Childs
