When play started yesterday in Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em, 1,473 hopefuls were hoping to make their mark in this rapid-fire tournament. In less than six hours of play, they would get down to the final 171 which meant the money was made. Another six hours later Amanda Baker busted in 10th place, and they would wrap up play for the day. As Matt Brady, who would cash in this event, said "Whew, that was fun." Doug "WCGRider" Polk would probably agree with that statement after finishing the day with 971,000 and the chip lead.
Close behind Polk is Andy Philachack who ended the day with 906,000 in chips, while Liam Alcock rounds out the top three with 779,000. Lurking dangerously as a short stack is none other than Tony Gregg, who took down the last One Drop tournament and is considered one of the best players in the world. If he's able to amass some chips, it could be lights out for the rest of the table.
Our final table seating assignments and chip counts are as follows:
Seat
Name
Chip Count
1
Andy Philachack
906,000
2
Jonathan Hanner
442,000
3
Chad Cox
247,000
4
Tony Gregg
271,000
5
Andrew Mackenzie
267,000
6
Dash Dudley
338,000
7
Gianluca Cedolia
202,000
8
Doug Polk
971,000
9
Liam Alcock
779,000
Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. in the Amazon room, where we will play down until someone has a bracelet and the $251,969 first-place money. PokerNews will be there to provide you every hand so tune in, and don't blink, because you might miss three bustouts.
Hand #1: Doug Polk opened to 43,000 and picked up the blinds and antes. Andy Philachack smiled and said "take it down Doug" and Polk responded "you got the goods, you got the goods" as the dealer pushed him the pot.
Hand #2: Andy Philachack opened to 43,000 from the hijack and Andrew Mackenzie called from the big blind. The flop came and Mackenzie checked. Philachack bet 50,000 and Mackenzie moved all in for 218,000 total. Philachack made the call and the crowd was stunned when the hands were turned over:
Mackenzie: — an open-ended straight draw
Philachack: — a gut-shot straight draw and two overs
Philachack was actually ahead with his jack-high and it would stay that way when the turn was the and the river was the . Mackenzie failed to improve and was eliminated in ninth place.
Philachack stood up, put his hands in the air and said "it's still a turbo guys" and cautioned Doug Polk to not steal his blinds. "I'm not afraid to call with jack-high," he said with a grin.
Hand #10: Dash Dudley raised under the gun to 40,000, Andy Philachack made the call, Chad Cox called from small blind, then Tony Gregg called from the big blind. Four-way to the flop, Cox shoved all-in, Gregg folded, Dudley called all in putting himself at risk, and Philachack folded.
Dudley:
Cox:
The turn was the and the river brought the , and Dash Dudley was eliminated in eighth place.
Hand #11: Andy Philachack opened for 45,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: Gianluca Cedolia moved all in for 116,000 from the small blind and Doug Polk called from the big blind.
Cedolia:
Polk:
Cedolia was at risk and ahead with his ace-high. The flop of would change that, though, moving Polk into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn and river were the and , respectively, and Cedolia was eliminated in seventh place.
Hand #16: Tony Gregg raised from under the gun to 40,000 leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. Andy Philachack made the call from the button and Chad Cox called from the big blind.
The flop came and Cox and Gregg checked to Philachack who bet 50,000. Cox folded and Gregg put the last of his chips in with which was well behind Philachack's . Gregg would pick up some hope on the turn but the river would not be the club he needed as it was the and Gregg was eliminated in sixth place.
Liam Alcock is eliminated by Doug Polk in 5th Place
Hand #21: Liam Alcock raised to 51,000 when it was folded to him on the button and Andy Philachack made the call from the small blind. The flop came and Philachack asked Alcock how much he had behind before leading out for 100,000. Alcock folded and Philachack picked up the pot.
Hand #22: Philachack opened for 55,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Alcock opened for 52,000 from under the gun. Doug Polk in the big blind reraised all in and Alcock snap-called for his last 332,000. The players turned over their hands:
Polk:
Alcock:
The flop came to give Alcock top set. The turn was the and Polk said "that's not good for me."
The river was good for him though as it was one of his four outs — the . Polk ran over to his rail, giving one of his friends a huge embrace as Alcock was eliminated in fifth place. "So sick," said Polk as he sat down.
Hand #39: Chad Cox moved all in from the small blind for 270,000 and Doug Polk made the call.
Cox:
Polk:
Cox was ahead but the flop would change that quickly as it came to give Polk a pair of jacks. The turn was the changing nothing. The river then brought the , and Polk knocked out Cox in fourth place.
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Hand #90: Andy Philachack opened for 100,000 and Jonathan Hanner moved all in for approximately 500,000 total. Philachack stood up, perched himself on his knees in his chair. After some profound thought, he made the call.
Hanner:
Philachack:
The flop was a monster for Philachack, as it came to give him middle pair with a flush draw. The turn was the and Hanner would need the or to stay alive. The river gave Philachack a flush - the - and Hanner was eliminated in third place. Doug Polk enters heads-up play with a slight chip lead over Philachack.
Hand #108: Doug Polk received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #109: Polk raised to 120,000 and Philachack called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Polk bet 155,000 after Philachack checked. Philachack made a minimum raise and Polk made the call.
The river was the and Philachack moved all in. Doug Polk snap-called while standing up, tabling a straight with . A dejected Philachack turned over for turned trip threes. Philachack was eliminated in 2nd place and Polk is our winner!
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and Mackenzie checked. Philachack bet 50,000 and Mackenzie moved all in for 218,000 total. Philachack made the call and the crowd was stunned when the hands were turned over:
— an open-ended straight draw
— a gut-shot straight draw and two overs
and the river was the 
. Mackenzie failed to improve and was eliminated in ninth place.
flop, Cox shoved all-in, Gregg folded, Dudley called all in putting himself at risk, and Philachack folded.
and the river brought the 
, respectively, and Cedolia was eliminated in seventh place.
and Cox and Gregg checked to Philachack who bet 50,000. Cox folded and Gregg put the last of his chips in with 
which was well behind Philachack's 
and Gregg was eliminated in sixth place.
and Philachack asked Alcock how much he had behind before leading out for 100,000. Alcock folded and Philachack picked up the pot.
changing nothing. The river then brought the 
and Hanner would need the 
to stay alive. The river gave Philachack a flush - the 
and Polk bet 155,000 after Philachack checked. Philachack made a minimum raise and Polk made the call.