Hands #50-54: Polk Slipping

Hand #50: Doug Polk opened to 90,000 from the button. Andy Philachack called from the small blind as did Jonathan Hanner from the big blind.

The flop came and Philachack checked. Hanner bet 125,000 and Polk called. Philachack folded. The turn was the and Hanner checked. Polk bet 100,000 and Hanner folded to give Polk the pot.

Hand #51: Philachack opened from the button to 80,000 and Polk called from the big blind. The flop came . Polk check-called a 150,000 bet from Philachack.

The turn was the and Polk and Philachack checked again. The river was the and Polk checked a third time. Philachack bet 350,000 - a good portion of his stack. Polk thought it through for a moment and called. Philachack turned over for a rivered flush and Polk mucked.

Hand #52: Polk opened to 105,000 from the small blind and Philachack called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and they again checked. The river was the and they again folded. Philachack then took down the pot when he turned over for queens and eights.

Hand #53: Polk opened to 105,000 from the button and Philachack called from the small blind. The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the and Philachack check-folded to Polk's 110,000 chip bet.