2023 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$649,550
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,381,000
Entries
735
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
148
Players Left
16

The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.

On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.

In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.

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