The breaks continue to go Doug Polk's way. But the overall results in his match against Daniel Negreanu, his long-time rival, haven't been as impressive as many expected. Still, he regained the lead Wednesday in the highly anticipated heads-up poker grudge match.
Between live-streams from GGPoker, Upswing Poker, and Joey Ingram yesterday, more than 20,000 poker fans watched the sixth session of the high-stakes poker challenge. Those fans saw a highly competitive match right up until the final half hour. During that final 30 minutes, Polk dominated, winning pot after pot. But at the end of the day, the 3.5-hour session is mostly remembered by one massive suck-out that went against Negreanu, as has been the case throughout this challenge.
Negreanu entered the day with a lead just under $26,000, less than one full buy-in. He held that lead throughout most of Day 6 before it all came crumbling down. But before that final 30-minute stretch occurred, he showed poker fans that he's not only up to the task of being competitive against one of the best heads-up no-limit hold'em players ever. He might also have a shot at winning this thing, although it's still way too early.
Negreanu strong early, fades late
Early in the session, Polk three-bet from the big blind with pocket aces (standard play). His opponent made the call and they both saw the flop come out 5-K-Q, giving Negreanu two-pair with a suited Q-5. Polk continued his aggression on the flop and then "DNegs" moved all-in and got snap-called. With $81,000 in the pot, Negreanu needed to fade the board pairing or score an ace landing on the turn or river. He couldn't do that as the board-pairing king hit on the river and gave Polk the massive 201 big blind pot.
