Two Huge Hands for Polk Send Him Over a Million Chips
Level 12
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Before the break...
After a raising war on a flop of , Doug Polk was all in and at risk for 333,000 holding . His opponent, Paul Phua, held a double-gutter with .
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Polk was shipped a massive double.
A few hands later, it was Phua at risk against Polk preflop, and Jason Mo's tournament life was on the line as well.
Polk:
Mo:
Phua:
The flop fell , giving Polk the lead, and neither Mo nor Phua improved on the turn () or the river (). They hit the rail, while Polk is up over a million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk |
1,016,000
816,000
|
816,000 |
|
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Jason Mo | Busted | |
Paul Phua | Busted | |
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