Pardo Picks Off Watson's Colossal Bluff
The biggest pot of the tournament so far saw Mike Watson losing the majority of his stack to Juan Pardo after a heroic but failed three-bet river bluff.
Action kicked off with Juan Pardo opening to 100,000 in the cutoff before Watson called out of the big blind. Watson checked on the flop of 
and Pardo continued for 75,000. Watson called. Watson checked again on the 
turn and Pardo checked back.
You may be asking, how did all the chips get in the pot? The river is where the real action began. Watson led out for 110,000 on the 
river and Pardo used a time bank before raising to 440,000. Watson then pushed out two stacks of chips for a three-bet to 1,800,000.
Watson's raise sent Pardo deep in the tank and he used three time banks before calling. Watson showed 
for two pair, but Pardo had the 
for queens and deuces and a better two pair to leave the Canadian as the clear short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
|
750,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
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