Online star Doug "WCGRider" Polk is in action today, and he got lucky just before the break to crack Joe Tehan's pocket aces with kings. Here Polk talks about that hand and how he feels this is his tournament.
"Daniel Weinman opens for 400 on the button and you're just going to walk away," Daniel Weinman said to our PokerNews reporter, who was walking by.
"You might want to watch this," another player at the table said.
Sure enough, the small blind three-bet to 1,600, Weinman four-bet to 2,800, and the flop fell after the call was made. The small blind then announced that he was all in and Weinman snap-called off for 8,000 or so.
Weinman:
Small Blind:
The small blind had picked a bad spot to shove and he paid the price when the blanked on the turn followed by the river. Ship another double to Weinman.
A player in early position position raised to 400 and Dan Smith made the call right behind. The player on the button three-bet to 1,350 and the action folded back to Smith who asked for a look at his opponent's chips, before announcing "all in" for 10,175 total.
His opponent quickly made the call with and Smith tabled . The board ran out and Smith doubled.
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We always love the excitement of a double elimination, and Max Steinberg just told us about one that involved the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Ryan Riess and the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
As Steinberg told it, the hand happened last level when Riess opened the action with a raise to 350. Madsen called from the button, Bryn Kenney came along from the big blind, and three players saw a flop of rainbow. Kenney checked, Riess bet 750, and Madsen made the call. Kenney then woke up with a check-raise to 2,100, Reiss three-bet to 4,000, and Madsen moved in for 5,500 total. Kenney then moved all in over the top and Riess called off his remaining chips.
Kenney:
Riess:
Madsen:
Kenney was in the lead with a flopped two pair, and it held as a blanked on the turn followed by a on the river.
With 3,000 or so in the pot and a board reading , the player in the small blind bet 2,300 and put the pressure on Minnesota's Everett Carlton.
We're not 100% sure, but it appeared Carlton mumbled "f***ing diamond" to himself. Whatever the case, it was clear he wasn't thrilled with the river card and released his hand.
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after the call was made. The small blind then announced that he was all in and Weinman snap-called off for 8,000 or so.
blanked on the turn followed by the 
river. Ship another double to Weinman.
and Smith tabled 
. The board ran out 
rainbow. Kenney checked, Riess bet 750, and Madsen made the call. Kenney then woke up with a check-raise to 2,100, Reiss three-bet to 4,000, and Madsen moved in for 5,500 total. Kenney then moved all in over the top and Riess called off his remaining chips.
blanked on the turn followed by a 
on the river.
