Polk Busts Penza
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Three players saw a flop of 
. Thomas Penza had moved all in over a bet of 11,000 from Mark Mendez, and Doug Polk had called. Mendez had to think about it for a while before relenting and folding his hand,
Penza was at risk with the 
top pair and flush draw while Polk had the lead with the better kicker, holding the 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to stay spade free and eliminate Penza and another chunk of chips to Polk's stack as table 38 was broken shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
|
340,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
224,000
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
156,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
126,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
Busted | |