Josh Pollock Wins Event No. 22 ($279,431)
Jun 15, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,022
Players Eliminated:
2nd: Noah Schwartz – $172,931
Live Updates:
Josh Pollock Takes the Chip Lead from Noah Schwartz
Josh Pollock doubled through Noah Schwartz a second time to kick off Level 26 and that brought the chip counts close to even. On the next hand Schwartz raised to 150,000 preflop and Pollock called. The flop was dealt J
10
2 and Pollock checked. Schwartz bet 200,000 and Pollock called.
The turn fell 8
and Pollock bet 450,000. Schwartz called and the river delivered the 7. Pollock checked and Schwartz bet 550,000. Pollock called and turned over Q3 for a flush. No other cards were needed to to determine the outcome of the hand and Pollock took the lead with 3.55 million. Schwartz was down to 1,050,000 after the hand.
Josh Pollock Wins Event No. 22 ($279,431) — Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Second Place ($172,931)
Noah Schwartz was able to double up once on a short stack against Josh Pollock but the second time he got all of his chips into the middle the tournament came to a close. In the hand Schwartz raised to 155,000 preflop and Pollock called. The flop was dealt 43
2 and Pollock checked. Schwartz bet and Pollock raised the pot. Schwartz called all in and they flipped over their hands.
Pollock: 9765
Schwartz: AKJ5
Turn and River: AQ
Pollock won the hand and the tournament with a superior six-high straight. Schwartz was eliminated in second place with a five-high straight and he took home $172,931 in prize money. Pollock was awarded the top prize worth $279,431 and his first gold bracelet.
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Player Tags: Noah Schwartz, Joshua Pollock
Level 25 Update: Josh Pollock Doubles Up
Jun 14, '13
Level: 24
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,022
Average Chip Count: 918,900
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Noah Schwartz – 3,450,000
Seat 8: Josh Pollock – 1,150,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Josh Pollock Doubles Up Through Noah Schwartz
Josh Pollock raised to 100,000 and Noah Schwartz called preflop. The first three cards fell A102 and Schwartz checked. Pollock bet 150,000 and Schwartz raised. Pollock reraised all in and Schwartz called. The two players then revealed their cards.
Pollock: AQ86
Schwartz: JJ74
Turn and River: 26
Pollock doubled up to survive and prolong the heads-up match. Schwartz still held the lead after the hand with 3.45 million over Pollock’s 1.15 million.
Player Tags: Noah Schwartz, Joshua Pollock
Level 24 Update: Shawn Silber Out 5th, Michael Park Out 4th, James Park Out 3rd
Jun 14, '13
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,022
Average Chip Count: 918,900
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Noah Schwartz – 3,400,000
Seat 8: Josh Pollock – 1,200,000
Players Eliminated:
5th: Shawn Silber – $57,974
4th: Michael Park – $78,532
3rd: James Park – $108,196
Live Updates:
Shawn Silber Eliminated in Fifth Place ($57,974)
Shawn Silber raised to 140,000 preflop and Josh Pollock reraised enough to put Silber all in. Silber called and they flipped over their hands.
Pollock: KQ76
Silber: AAJ3
Board: 94385
Silber was eliminated on the hand in fifth place by the straight of Pollock, who was up to 900,000.
Michael Park Eliminated in Fourth Place ($78,532)
Michael Park raised to 120,000 and James Park reraised the pot. Michael called all in and the two players tabled their cards.
James: 10775
Michael: KQ33
Board: A10868
James won the hand to grow his stack to 1.1 million and Michael was eliminated in fourth place.
James Park Eliminated in Third Place ($108,196)
Noah Schwartz raised to 120,000 and James Park reraised the pot preflop. Schwartz moved all in and Park called all in. The two players then revealed their hands.
Schwartz: AK3K
Park: QQ103
Board: A95K10
Schwartz held a set of kings and that was good enough to win the hand. Park was eliminated in third place. Schwartz will take a chip lead of 3.4 million into the heads-up final against Josh Pollock (1.2 million).
Player Tags: Shawn Silber, Michael Park, Noah Schwartz, Joshua Pollock, James Park
Level 22 Update: Eddie Blumenthal Out 7th, Eric Shanks Out 6th
Jun 14, '13
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,022
Average Chip Count: 918,900
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Noah Schwartz – 862,000
Seat 2: Shawn Silber – 663,000
Seat 5: Michael Parks – 328,000
Seat 6: James Park – 595,000
Seat 8: Josh Pollock – 1,032,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Eddie Blumenthal – $33,025
6th: Eric Shanks – $43,460
Live Updates:
Eddie Blumenthal Eliminated in Seventh Place ($33,025)
Eddie Blumenthal raised to 84,000 preflop on the cutoff and Noah Schwartz reraised to 250,000 on the button. Blumenthal called and the flop was dealt A65. Blumenthal moved all in and Schwartz. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Schwartz: AQQ4
Blumenthal: Q10107
Turn and River: 5K
Schwartz won the hand to grow his stack back above 850,000 and Blumenthal was eliminated in seventh place.
Eric Shanks Eliminated in Seventh Place ($43,460)
Eric Shanks raised to 50,000 on the button and Josh Pollock reraised to 162,000 on the small blind. Shanks reraised the pot and put himself all-in in the process. Pollock called and they flipped over their cards.
Pollock: AK108
Shanks: AA108
Board: 107696
Pollock made a flush to win the hand and he was above 1 million with the chip lead. Shanks was eliminated in sixth place.
Player Tags: Noah Schwartz, Joshua Pollock, Eric Shanks, Eddie Blumenthal
Level 21 Update: David Greene Eliminated in 8th Place
Jun 14, '13
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,022
Average Chip Count: 656,357
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Noah Schwartz – 862,000
Seat 2: Shawn Silber – 663,000
Seat 5: Michael Parks – 328,000
Seat 6: James Park – 595,000
Seat 7: Eric Shanks – 444,000
Seat 8: Josh Pollock – 1,032,000
Seat 9: Eddie Blumenthal – 617,000
Players Eliminated:
8th: David Greene – $25,483
Live Updates:
Michael Parks Doubles Through Shawn Silber
Shawn Silber raised to 50,000 preflop on the cutoff and Michael Parks reraised to 170,000. Silber reraised and Parks called all in for 189,000. The two players then tabled their hands.
Parks: KK9J
Silber: 7543
Board: K7574
Parks doubled up on the hand to survive with close to 400,000 and Silber was still solid with 800,000.
David Greene Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,483)
Noah Schwartz raised to 40,000 preflop and David Greene reraised to 170,000. Josh Pollock reraised the pot on the small blind. Schwartz got out of the way and Green called all in. The two players then revealed their cards.
Pollock: AKK2
Greene: J1097
Board: A8488
Greene was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and Pollock was close to a million and the chip lead.
Player Tags: Joshua Pollock, David Greene
