Hands 168-174: Polychronopoulos Pushing Forward
Hand #168: Mutke received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #169: Mutke raised his small blind to 160,000, and Polychronopoulos slid his cards toward the dealer, surrendering his big blind.
Hand #170: Polychronopoulos retaliated with an all-in move, using his big stack to force his opponents to the test, and they both folded.
Hand #171: Polychronopoulos folded the button, Carlton did the same on his small blind, and Mutke went walking.
Hand #172: Mutke min-raised to 160,000 from the small blind, and Polychronopoulos folded rather quickly.
Hand #173: Polychronopoulos raised to 180,000 from the small blind, Carlton defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned a flop of 
across the felt. Polychronopoulos led out for 230,000, and that was enough to earn the pot.
Hand #174: Looking to close the deal with unchecked aggression, Polychronopoulos raise again on his button, making it 180,000 and taking down the blinds and antes. He is now pulling away from his opponents with a large chip lead.