Event #23: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo

Hand #39: Jonathan Hanner opened to 70,000 from the button, and Andy Philachack called from the big blind. The flop came    , both players checked to the turn  . Philachack checked, Hanner bet 90,000 and Philachack called. The   fell on the river, Philachack checked, Hanner bet 300,000 and Philachack folded.

Hand #41: Doug Polk opened for a raise from the button and picked up the antes and blinds.

Hand #42: Hanner completed the small blind and Polk checked his option from the big blind. The flop came     and Hanner checked. Polk bet 40,000 and Hanner called.

The turn was the   and both players checked. The river was the   and Hanner led out for 100,000 and Polk let it go.

Hand #43: Hanner opened for 65,000 and Philachack made it 130,000 to go from the big blind. Hanner made the call and the dealer put out a flop of    . Both players checked.

The turn was the   and Philachack led out for 100,000. Hanner called. The river was the   and Philachack bet again, this time for 300,000. Hanner called and Philachack said, "You got it" and mucked. Hanner turned over    for Broadway.

Hand #44: Philachack opened for 80,000 from the small blind and Hanner reraised from the big blind to 200,000. Philachack folded and Hanner took it down.

Hand #45: Hanner completed from the small blind and Polk raised to 105,000 from the big blind. Hanner called and we saw a flop of     and Hanner checked. Polk put out a wager of 90,000 and Hanner called.

The turn was the   and Hanner checked again. Polk placed another bet into the middle of the table, this time for 255,000. Hanner called. The river was the   and both players checked. Hanner turned over    for the nut flush and Polk mucked. Hanner won his fourth hand in a row - fifth out of the last six hands - putting himself in great position with three players left.

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.

Doug Polk	2,600,000	325,000
Chad Cox	0	-320,000

Here are the approximate chip counts for the final four:

Doug Polk	2,275,000	725,000
Andy Philachack	1,395,000	127,000
Jonathan Hanner	375,000	-525,000
Chad Cox	320,000	-392,000

Hand #29: Doug Polk opened for 52,000 from the button and picked up the antes and blinds.

Hand #30: Chad Cox received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #31: Jonathan Hanner raised to 55,000 from the button and Polk called from the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and they again checked. The river was the   and this time Polk led out for a bet of 82,000. Hanner called. Polk turned over    for aces and nines and Hanner mucked.

Hand #32: Cox opened for 50,000 and Andy Philachack reraised to 100,000 from the big blind. Cox called. The flop came    , Philachack led out for 150,000, and Cox folded after a few seconds of deliberation.

Hand #33: Polk opened to 52,000 from the button and Hanner called from the big blind. The flop came     and Hanner checked. Polk did as well and the turn was the  . Hanner put out a bet of 24,000, the minimum bet allowed. Polk called.

The river was the   and Hanner bet 100,000. Polk looked at Hanner, his arms crossed in front of him. Hanner had his head down, looking straight ahead. Polk put together a raise and placed it in front of him — a total of 365,000. Hanner quickly called. Polk turned over    for a flopped full house, aces full of nines, and Hanner showed the   for trips.

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.

Doug Polk	1,550,000	351,000
Liam Alcock	0	-400,000

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.

Tony Gregg

0

-475,000

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.

Gianluca Cedolia

0

-202,000

Hand #8 Doug Polk opened to 42,000 from the cutoff. Liam Alcock raised from the button to 82,000. Polk called and the dealer put out a flop of    . Polk quickly checked, Alcock made a bet of 105,000, and after a few seconds of thought Polk folded.

Hand #9 Tony Gregg moved all in for 214,000 and Dash Dudley one seat to his left followed suit, moving all in for 281,000. It was folded to Andy Philachack who thought it over for a few moments and counted out the chips to make the call, but ultimately he decided to lay it down. The hands were turned over for all to see:

Gregg:   
Dudley:   

Gregg would take the lead on the     flop, but Dudley had the   for a flush draw plus two overs. The turn was the   to keep Gregg ahead. The river was the   and Gregg doubled up while Dudley was clipped down to less than four big blinds.

Tony Gregg	475,000	204,000
Dash Dudley	67,000	-271,000

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.

Andy Philachack	1,200,000	294,000
Andrew Mackenzie	0	-267,000