Hand #207: Noah Schwartz raised to 125,000, Josh Pollock raised pot to 375,000 and Schwartz called. When the flop came out , Pollock led out for 250,000 and Schwartz snap-folded.
Hand #208: Josh Pollock limped, and Noah Schwartz raised to 180,000. Pollock folded.
Hand #209: Schwartz raised to 130,000, and Pollock called. Both checked the flop, and a turned. Pollock bet 100,000. Schwartz called him. A fell on the river, and this time Pollock checked. Schwartz did so as well. Pollock won with for two pair.
Hand #210: Pollock raised to 130,000. Schwartz folded.
Hand #211: Josh Pollock bet 75,000 on a flop, and Schwartz called. A turned, and Schwartz bet 125,000 when checked to. He won the pot.
Hand #212: Both players checked a flop and a turn. Schwartz check-folded the river.
Hand #213: Josh Pollock got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #214: Pollock limped and Noah Schwartz checked his option. The flop saw Pollock bet 75,000, Schwartz call and the turn. Both players checked to the river and Schwartz bet 100,000. Pollock thought for about a minute before making the call only to muck when Schwartz showed the for a flush.
Hand #215: Noah Schwartz raised to 155,000, and Josh Pollock called. He then checked the flop, and Pollock checked 200,000. Pollock raised the pot, and Schwartz called off the last of his chips.
Schwartz:
Pollock:
Both players had flopped straights, but Pollock's was better. Schwartz was already drawing dead, and the and completed the board.
After three relatively quick days of play, the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #22, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha has crowned a champion—Josh Pollock. The 29 year old from Silver Spring, Maryland topped a field of 1,021 players to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and $279,431 top prize.
Unfortunately for him, James wasn’t able to ride that moment past third place. That’s where he finished when he ran queens into kings against Schwartz. That left Schwartz with a nearly 3-1 chip lead going into heads-up play against Pollock.