Watson Gets Grafton to Call It Off
A pot of 108,000 by the flop saw Sam Grafton with [Ad9c] and Mike Watson with [QsTh] check the board after the turn of [Kc9sJh2d].
However, on the [Qd] river, Grafton checked and Watson bet 100,000, seeing Grafton call and have to pay off ‘Sir Watts’. Grafton lost 157,000 in that hand and Mike Watson has made that amount, dropping Grafton down to third in chips.
If ‘money saved is money earned’, then Grafton had saved chips in the previous few hands, saving himself major damage. but Watson has just dented the British player’s hopes albeit at this early stage of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 719,000 |
138,000  |
| Sam Grafton | 570,000 |
-170,000  |
