Hands #19-21: Pollak Takes From Hesp
Hand #19: Action folded to Scott Blumstein in the cutoff and he raised to 1.8 million. Everyone folded and the chip leader added to his stack.
Hand #20: Dan Ott raised to 1.7 million from early position and raked in the blinds and antes after the rest of the players folded.
Hand #21: John Hesp raised it up to 2 million from early position and Benjamin Pollak called from the cutoff, as did Bryan Piccioli from the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Piccioli checked. Hesp bet 4 million, Pollak called and Piccioli folded. The turn was the
and Hesp opted to check this time, as did Pollak. The river was the
and both players checked. Hesp showed ![]()
for two pair with a king kicker, but Pollak tabled ![]()
for the winner with ace high.
Here's a look at the chip trends from the first 90 minutes of play:

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
101,100,000
6,300,000
|
6,300,000 |
|
|
37,775,000
8,500,000
|
8,500,000 |
|
|
32,000,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
31,650,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,375,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
14,475,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |