Polk Drills the River to Double
Level 17
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 0 ante
Doug Polk raised the button to 6,000 and Nikolai Mamut three-bet to 25,000 from the button.
Mamut decided to bet the pot for 50,000 on the 8♣9♦3♦ flop and Polk jammed for 215,000. Mamut called.
Doug Polk: J♦10♣
Nikolai Mamut: 10♠10♥
Mamut had the overpair against the straight draw of Polk. The A♠ on the turn was a brick, but the 7♣ to complete the board was exactly what Polk needed as he rivered a straight to double-up.