That said, when all was said and done for the five-hour stream, Polk still ended up winning over $15,000. Action Adam, of course, made sure to show the bluff, letting it be known that he skillfully won a heads up pot on a bluff against one of the best heads up players of all-time.
In the end, the co-owner of The Lodge Mahal couldn't pull the trigger on a call and folded his exposed cards. The player facing the large bet had a tough decision with just ace-high, but it was obvious by how long he took to ponder his decision - about four minutes - that his instincts were telling him that his hand was likely good. But Polk, holding two red cards, didn't block any flush draws, so he could have been considering his opponent was simply over-betting with a flush on a paired board. Polk checked the river and then his opponent moved all in for $9,700 into a pot of about $8,000.Īction Adam hadn't played the hand like he had a queen, and with the board paired, that's a strong bet with a flush.
The turn was the 4 ♠, giving both players a gutter-ball and Action Adam a flush draw, but the action went check-check to the river, which was the Q ♥.Īgain, neither player improved, but this is where aggression in no-limit Texas hold'em pays off. With a stack of over $32,000, easily covering his opponent, Polk bet $1,400 on a flop of 3 ♠ Q ♠ 2 ♣ and his opponent came along for the ride.
