2023 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 Badugi
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
743a
Prize
$144,678
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$688,860
Entries
516
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
516
Players Left
183

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

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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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