The biggest pot of the day thus far just went down.
It began when Doug Polk raised to $2,400 under the gun and David "Doc" Sands called. Scott Seiver then three-bet to $13,000 from the button, the blinds both folded, and Polk four-bet to $38,000. Sands then woke up with a five-bet to $87,500, Seiver folded, and Polk thought long and hard before moving all in.
Sands, who had $157,000 behind, hit the tank. While he pondered what to do, the table received a new player in the form of Andrew Robl, who bought in for a hefty $1.4 million. The buy-in tickled Matthew Kirk, who pointed out how entertaining it'd be for him to double through Robl, and then do it again.
Eventually Sands opted to call off and the hands were tabled.
Sands:
Polk:
The players held the same hand, but they still opted to run it twice to see if either of them could four-flush. The flop on the first run gave Polk a freeroll, but any hope of it coming in disappeared when the appeared on the turn. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure.
The flop on the second run meant there would be no sweat, and just like on Day 1 of the cash game, the first pot over $500K ended in a chop.
The players at the table have opted to play a game of "What Johnny Lodden Thinks?"
Scott Seiver instigated the game, which saw David "Doc" Sands be the brain, meaning he had to think of a number to a predetermined question. That question, asked by Seiver, was: "How much does David Sands think Doug Polk would need to be paid to shave his head daily for a year?"
Remember, in this game it doesn't matter what the actual number is; in fact, Polk's answer is irrelevant. All that matters is what Sands (the Johnny Lodden in this scenario) thinks the number would be. Daniel Colman and Matthew Kirk made a side bet — how much we're not quite sure — and once Sands locked in his number the bidding began.
The rules of the bidding are simple: a player can either say a bigger number than the previous bid or "buy" the under. They're never allowed to take the over.
Colman kicked off the bidding with $25,000, and Kirk immediately countered with $75,000. Colman offered $125,000, and Kirk countered with $130,000. From there it jumped from $140K-$145K-$150K-$155K-$170L-$175K-$180K-$185K-$200K-$205K.
Colman opted to buy the under, meaning if the number Sands locked in was less than that, he would win the bet. If it was more, then Kirk would win.
Sands number was... $40K.
"Have you ever seen my hair?" a flabbergasted Polk asked. Similarly, other players seemed shocked at Sands' low number.
The game then prompted some players to guess, and bet, what the real number was. Kirk even went so far as to offer Polk $150,000 cold-hard cash to actually do it. Polk declined, citing that he currently loves his life (and hair), and was already financially secure.
With 10 hours of cash action in the books, players packed their bags and headed out late last night at the Super High Roller Cash Game, with Antonio Esfandiari and Doyle Brunson having booked big wins while Jean-Robert Bellande and Matt Kirk took hefty losses.
The game is set to resume with a tentatively scheduled 3:30 p.m. start time here in Las Vegas at the Aria. We've just been given a line-up sheet for the $400/$800/$200 cash game, which features a $250,000 minimum buy-in.
It's a bit of a younger crowd than yesterday with more of an online poker background. Nosebleed cash superstar Doug Polk will be an interesting addition to the lineup. The shorter the table, the more in his comfort zone Polk will be, so we'll see how he adjusts to sitting eight-handed. Plus, holdover Matthew Kirk was the most aggressive player at the table yesterday and is now seated on Polk's left, which should make for a fun dynamic.
Seat
Player
1
Jean-Robert Bellande
2
David "Doc" Sands
3
Daniel Colman
4
Scott Seiver
5
Sam Trickett
6
Paul Newey
7
Doug Polk
8
Matthew Kirk
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flop on the first run gave Polk a freeroll, but any hope of it coming in disappeared when the 
appeared on the turn. The meaningless 
was put out on the river for good measure.
flop on the second run meant there would be no sweat, and just like on Day 1 of the cash game, the first pot over $500K ended in a chop.
