Hands #71-74: Pollak Dodges a Half of the Deck to Score a Double
Hand 71: Jason Koon made it 90,000 with 
but he folded after Benjamin Pollak three-bet out of the big blind, having five-four offsuit.
Hand 72: Pollak completed with 
and Koon checked his 
. Both hit the bottom pair on the 
flop and Koon check-called 50,000. The 
turn was checked through and Pollak improved to a better two pair on the 
river. Koon paid him 75,000 to see that Pollak had him beat.
Hand 73: Koon called with 
and Pollak peeled 
. He raised to 155,000 and Koon called in position.
The 
was an action-packed flop and Pollak continued for 125,000 with his top two pair. Koon made it 300,000 and the ball was back in Pollak's court. Pollak shoved for 1,735,000 million and Koon called right away.
Pollak was only a slight favourite coming to the turn, and the 
gave Koon extra outs as he could now also win it with a heart or a jack on the river. It was still pretty fair race as Koon sweated a possible victory. The 
river, however, didn't hurt Pollak as he doubled up.
Hand 74: Pollak raised it up with the 
and Koon called holding the 
. Both players checked all the way down on a 
board and Pollak took it down with a 75,000 bet on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,955,000
2,320,000
|
2,320,000 |
|
2,215,000
-2,320,000
|
-2,320,000 |
|
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