Annie RKH 7 Jul 2014

‘Most profitable day ever’ and a ‘solid year’ for Douglas Polk, the Bellagio Again Moves U.S. Rankings

Half way through 2014, @Douglas Polk has every reason to call it a very 'solid year' in his live tournament career. What most poker players would be happy to accomplish in a lifetime, he did in a few months - Polk won a bracelet in the 1k buy-in #wsop23 and $3.5 million in live tournaments in 2014!

"In order for me to break out into the live scene, I really need to be in the media and in the community in a variety of ways. And I think that the first and most important is results. Winning stuff gets noted."

Polk's rise to live tournament fame started in February, with a fourth place in the 100K NLHE at the Aussie Millions, for $770,285.

Then a runner-up and a third place in @Bellagio High Roller events in February and April.

He followed up with three #WSOP2014 cashes.

With a trophy secured for posterity, Polk went back to high stakes. In the first super high-roller event at the Bellagio he finished fifth for $602,910 and of all top finishers in that tournament who went on to play the Big One for #OneDrop a few days later, Douglas Polk lasted longest. He was eliminated in 17th place by Phil Ivey.

The second super high roller drew 37 entries (Ole Schemion, Erik Seidel, Dan Smith, Philipp Gruissem and Brian Rast, to cite just a few) and $1,648,350 of the resulting prizepool went to the winner.

The @Bellagio has once again moved the U.S. rankings, with Douglas Polk going up to third place after his victory in the second edition of the 100K Super High Roller!