Sunday, March 24, 2019 10:52 PM Local Time
Maurice Hawkins Back Over 3 Million
Maurice Hawkins opens in the hijack with a raise to 75,000. Matt Newcombe calls on the button and Phillip Pope calls in the big blind as well.
The flop is and Pope checks to Hawkins who bets 110,000. Newcombe calls while Pope folds leaving the two heads up.
On the turn, Hawkins bets again, making it 155,000. Newcombe calls once more.
The river is the and Hawkins bets 390,000. Newcombe thinks it over for quite some time before eventually calling.
"Straight," Hawkins says, showing his . It's good and earns him the big pot, pushing him back over three million chips.
Maurice Hawkins - 3,030,000 (101 bb)
Matt Newcombe - 660,000 (22 bb)