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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,016,000
816,000
|
816,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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