Polk Patiently Grinding
Online poker star Doug "WCGRider" Polk, who won a gold bracelet earlier this summer when he took down Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em for $251,969, started the day on a short stack, but thus far he's done nothing but add to it.
In a recent hand, Polk raised to 1,200 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 3,200 from Robin Jofre in middle position. Action folded back to Polk, who was in the middle of enjoying a massage.
"I assume you cover me?" asked Polk.
"Don't assume too fast," Jofre replied. Indeed, Polk's starting stack of 25,000 or so actually had his opponent covered by about 4,000. Polk then put in the call and the two saw a flop of 
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Polk checked, as did Jofre, and then that action repeated itself on the 
turn. When the 
double-paired the board on the river, Polk casually tossed out a single orange T5,000 chip, and it did the trick as Jofre released his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
22,300
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22,300 |
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. After it checked to a late-position player who bet, the player in the small blind check-raised to 4,150 and only Filatov called. The turn card was the 
and when it was checked to him Filatov bet 6,100 and took the pot down.
, NBA star Paul Pierce bet 2,500 from the under-the-gun position and inspired folds from both the players in the hijack and on the button. Not a huge hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update Pierce fans on his progress. As you can see he's managed to add a bit to his stack here in Level 6.
board. Schulman's opponent threw out a bet of an unknown amount only to have the two-time WSOP bracelet winner come over the top for 8,600 total. Schulman's opponent instantly shoved all in for 18,500 and Schulman called.
, Saul's all-in bet was called by Nguyen. Saul tabled the 
. He then checked the 
river and his opponent moved all in for 16,000. Kyllonen grimaced but announced a call, and he was shown 
for a full house.
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, was raised to 3,000, then exposed his two cards —