Pollak Out-Kicked By Lehavot
From under the gun, Benjamin Pollak raised to 25,000. Action then folded to Court Harrington in the small blind, and he made the call. In the big blind, 2011 gold bracelet winner Amir Lehavot called as well, and the flop came down 
. Harrington and Lehavot checked, then Pollak bet 35,000. After Harrington folded, Lehavot called.
The turn was the 
, and Lehavot checked again. Pollak stayed on the gas with a bet of 58,000. Lehavot called.
The river card was the 
, and Lehavot checked. Pollak reached into his stack and came out with a bet of 95,000. Lehavot tanked for a couple minutes, then called.
Pollak showed the 
for top pair, but Lehavot had the better kicker with the 
. Lehavot won the pot and moved to nearly 1.6 million in chips. Pollak dropped back under 750,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,575,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
760,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
740,000
375,000
|
375,000 |