Douglas Polk and Ayaz Mahmood just got their chips all in pre flop for a massive 200,000 chip pot. Polk showed and was in great shape against the of Mahmood who won this event in 2010 banking $625,674. The board ran out giving Polk a big lead over Mahmood who had to cash in his final lammer.
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We don't know how the betting went, but when we got to the table Vanessa Selbst had her opponent, Jeffery Kester, all in. Kester flipped over and Selbst countered with . Selbst seemed slightly disgusted that her opponent's hand was so strong.
A flop didn't bring anything special, but a turn gave Selbst a handful of outs going to the river. Any king or ten would put Selbst's in front. The came on the river and Selbst was forced to forfeit the pot.
The champion of last year's version of this event has just fallen. Jake Cody was eliminated by Michael Drummond in the round of 64. Along with Cody, we lost Ayaz Mahmood, who won this event back in 2010. Mahmood was defeated by Douglas Polk.