On the 7 ♠ river, Polk shoved for $32,132.
Both players checked and the turn was the K ♥. Negreanu four-bet to $10,800 and Polk called, bringing a 6 ♣ 5 ♦ K ♣ flop. Negreanu raised to $960 on the button and Polk reraised to $3,945. The hand can be viewed here but for those not wishing to relive it in video form, here's how the action goes: The high-stakes pro and Run It Once Poker ambassador graciously agreed to help break down a pot I found fascinating while covering the action.
Getting an expert's perspective on such a hand isn't easy considering how few HUNL specialists are out there and qualified to comment critically on these stakes, but PokerNews did manage to get hold of one: Kevin Rabichow. Two legends of poker battling back and forth for pots worth sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars has naturally produced some interesting hands that merit a closer look from a strategic point of view. The ongoing $200/$400 heads-up no-limit hold'em match between Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu has captured the attention of the poker world, particularly with the dearth of other action of interest out there.
