Hands #87-88: Pollak Lets Hesp Pick a Card
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Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 200,000 ante
Hand #87: John Hesp raised to 2.5 million from the cutoff and Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Pollak checked. Hesp bet 3 million and Pollak called. The turn was the 
and Pollak took control of the betting, leading out for 4 million. Hesp thought for a moment and folded. Pollak let Hesp pick a card, and it was the 
.
Hand #88: Dan Ott was in middle position and raised to 2.7 million. Action folded to Damian Salas in the big blind, who started the hand with about eight big blinds. He thought about it for a minute but elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,450,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
75,925,000
6,500,000
|
6,500,000 |
|
48,050,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
34,300,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
22,825,000
-5,900,000
|
-5,900,000 |
|
22,550,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
8,575,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
|
||