Pollak Assumes Control
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The vast majority of pots in heads-up have been shipped over to Benjamin Pollak, though, Jean-Noel Thorel hasn't been giving them away without a fight.
Pollak opened to 160,000 and Thorel called. They checked the 
flop, Thorel bet the 
turn for 100,000 and picked up a call. On the 
river they checked again and Thorel showed 
, Pollak won the pot with 
.
After claiming another pot on the 
turn via bet and a fold from Thorel, Pollak didn't slow down and opened to 170,000. Thorel three-bet to 405,000 and Pollak let his shot clock run down to two seconds before moving all in. Thorel elected to fold and dropped to arounf 2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
2,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |