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Derecho Is Happy With a Chop?

by Christian Zetzsche • August 27, 2026 - 11:46 AM

Emmanuel Derecho

Emmanuel Derecho was all-in for only 68,000 with the A ♦️ 3 ♠️ against Petteri Miettinen, who revealed the K ♠️ 7 ♠️ .

"This is my chance," Derecho joked.

The board ran out Q ♦️ 5 ♣️ 5 ♠️ 5 ♦️ Q ♠️ and they chopped, after which the Aussie / Filipino somewhat celebrated with a yes. Perhaps he was trying to bust and enter Flight E which is still in late registration for another two hours?

Also no longer on that table is Lavonne Watkins, who was left short after doubling Samuel Schwarz.

Player Chip Count
Samuel Schwarz 550,000
Petteri Miettinen 250,000
Emmanuel Derecho 90,000
Lavonne Watkins 0