Hands #59-60: Pollak Folds to Save His Tournament Life
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante
Hand 59: Jason Koon peeled 
and raised to 90,000. Benjamin Pollak looked down at a defendable 
and called.
Pollak flopped well on the 
flop but he was still trailing Koon's pocket pair. Pollak let Koon bet 55,000 and then check-raised to 170,000. Koon, however, fired back with a 400,000 three-bet. Pollak matched the price.
The 
turn was checked by both and the 
river double-paired the board. Pollak checked to Koon who overshoved for 1.77 million effective. Pollak counted his own stack and took over a minute before making a correct laydown which saved his tournament life.
Hand 60: Pollak limped in with 
but Koon had other plans, raising up with 
to force Pollak out of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,445,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
||
|
1,725,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |