Hands #55-60: Pollak Check-Raises the Flop
Hand #55: Damian Salas raised it up to 2.5 million from the cutoff, and that was good enough to earn the blinds and antes.
Hand #56: Jack Sinclair moved all in for his final 16.8 million from middle position, and it folded around to the chip leader Scott Blumstein in the big blind. He took a look at his hand, then sent the cards flying high through the air into the muck, giving Sinclair the pot.
Hand #57: Benjamin Pollak raised to 2.7 million from under the gun, and for the third hand in a row, the opening raise was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #58: Dan Ott made it 2.7 million to go in the hijack, and once again everyone else at the table released their hands, sending the chips over to Ott.
Hand #59: Action folded all the way around to Pollak in the small blind, and he limped in. Sinclair was in the big blind, and he checked his option. They both saw a flop of 
, and Pollak checked to Sinclair, who bet 1.2 million. Pollak raised it up to four million, and Sinclair didn't take long to send his hand in.
Hand #60: Dan Ott raised it up to 2.7 million from early position and everyone folded, sending the blinds and antes his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,600,000 | -3,000,000 |
|
75,325,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
28,750,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
25,525,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
21,350,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
20,075,000 | -3,000,000 |
|
16,400,000 | -800,000 |
|
14,550,000 | -3,000,000 |