Hands #51-54: Mike Watson Doubles Through Joseph Cheong

Nov 3, 2019

Hand #51: Mike Watson raises to 325,000 on the button before Joseph Cheong moves all in for roughly 9.5 million in the big blind. Watson calls all in for roughly 3,200,000.

Watson: Diamond 8Club 8
Cheong: Club AClub 9

The board runs out Spade 4Diamond KClub 7Heart 6Club 4 and Watson secures the double.

Mike Watson – 6,650,000
Joseph Cheong – 6,300,000

Hand #52: Geoffrey Hum raises to 325,000 on the button and both Joseph Cheong and Adedapo Ajayi call in the blinds. The Diamond 9Spade 10Spade A flop checks through to reveal the Club 2 on the turn. Ajayi bets 600,000 and both his opponents fold.

Hand #53: Joseph Cheong calls on the button and Mike Watson checks his option in the big blind. The flop lands Club 9Spade 2Diamond 4 and Watson check-calls a bet of 175,000 before both players check through the Club 5 and Heart J on the turn and river. Watson tables his Club KHeart 2 and Cheong mucks.

Hand #54: Joseph Cheong raises to 325,000 from under the gun and Geoffrey Hum calls in the big blind. The Diamond 9Diamond 6Spade 5 flop checks through to reveal the Diamond 8 on the turn. Hum check-calls a bet of 400,000 as the Heart 2 checks through on the river. Hum shows his Heart QClub 8 and wins the pot.

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