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Doug Polk raised to 50,000 on the button and Chris Brewer shipped all in for 318,000 in the big blind. Polk instantly called and the cards were face up.
Chris Brewer: 8?8?
Doug Polk: K?J?
The flop fell A?K?9? and Polk took the lead with a pair of kings. The 6? on the turn changed nothing and it was Brewer's turn to draw to two outs. This time, the J? bricked the river and the match abruptly ended with Polk moving on to the final to take on Chanracy Khun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,800,000
248,000
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248,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 48
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 0
Chris Brewer moved his final 124,000 into the middle and Doug Polk made the call.
Chris Brewer: 8?6?
Doug Polk: 10?8?
Polk was well in front to finish the match, but the 4?6?J? flop delivered a pair for Brewer. The 5? turn and Q? river changed nothing, as Brewer doubled up to 8 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,552,000
-128,000
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-128,000 |
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248,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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Doug Polk raised to 45,000 on the button and Chris Brewer three-bet to 180,000 out of the big blind. Polk responded with a four-bet to 490,000. Brewer thought for a minute and then five-bet shoved all in. Polk snapped off for the smaller stack and the cards were on their backs.
Doug Polk: Q?Q?
Chris Brewer: K?K?
The flop came 8?6?5? and Brewer was still in a dominating lead with his pocket kings. The 5? on the turn left Polk drawing to just two outs. The Q? peeled off on the river and the rail erupted as Polk did a double lap to give everyone high fives. Polk collected a massive double-up and left Brewer on just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,680,000
2,340,000
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2,340,000 |
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120,000
-2,340,000
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-2,340,000 |
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Chris Brewer opened to 45,000 on the button and Doug Polk called to see a flop of K?7?6?. Polk checked to Brewer who continued with a bet of 30,000 and Polk stuck around for the A? on the turn.
Both players checked and the 9? completed the board. Polk threw in a bet of 50,000 on the river and Brewer was forced to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,460,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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2,340,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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Level: 47
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Doug Polk raised to 36,000 with Chris Brewer defending his big blind.
Brewer checked the 7?Q?7? flop and called when Polk continued for 22,000. Both players then checked the 5? turn, with Brewer tapping the table again on the J? river.
Polk fired 80,000 and Brewer took a moment before making the call. Brewer turned over A?6? for ace-high, but it was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,420,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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2,380,000
-220,000
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-220,000 |
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Doug Polk opened to 36,000 and Chris Brewer called in the big blind to see the 3?7?A? flop.
Brewer checked to Polk, who checked back to the 5? turn. Brewer led out for 30,000 with Polk calling to the 9? river.
Brewer led out again for 90,000, only to see Polk raise to 305,000. Brewer made the call and saw the bad news, as Polk turned over K?Q? for a flush to regain the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,600,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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2,200,000
-400,000
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-400,000 |
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Level: 46
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
