Wantman's bid for a second WPT title ended after an impressive run to third place. The final three players played a bulk of the day’s hands against one another, and Pollock finally eliminated Wantman after a series of clashes. The pot moved Pollock’s stack to even with the others as three-handed play got underway.
He called with nines and I hit a queen to bust him.” Basically, me and (Motoyama) had the same stack, and I went all in with queen-ten of diamonds on an eight-high diamond flop. “There was a big flip to get down to three players. Pollock’s turning point came after he knocked out Aaron Motoyama in fourth place. Lei followed in fifth place a few hands later when his ace-jack couldn’t catch up to Wantman’s pocket kings. The river was a brick and Hendrix was out in sixth place. Hendrix got it in early after he shoved with a big draw-only to run into Wantman’s set of fours. Qartomy lead the way at the beginning of the final table, but Pollock stayed within striking distance throughout the finale.Īdam Hendrix and Lei Lei bowed out in the early portion of the final table. I just ran really good.'ĭay 3 also went well for Pollock and he finished in a tie for second with Matthew Wantman.
I won a race and then I coolered someone when I flopped a straight against their set. 'I went from one of the bottom stacks to the chip leader. “I just ran super well the last level of Day 2,' Pollock said in a post-win interview with PokerNews.
