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Two titans of poker face off in this hand from a high stakes poker tournament at the Lodge Poker Club. Alex Foxen takes on part owner of the Lodge Card Club - Doug Polk! If there is someone you really don't want to battle heads-up in a pot, it's probably a heads-up specialist such as Doug Polk. Watch this poker hand to find out why!
Alex Foxen is a 32 year old American professional poker player and is a regular at the highest stakes tournaments in the world. He has over $30,000,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 20 on the all time money list. He has 1 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Doug 'WCGRider' Polk is a part owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has almost $10,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 WSOP bracelets, which includes a win in the $100k Super High Roller for $3,686,865 in 2017.
Alex Foxen ended up winning this poker tournament for $235,000. Doug Polk came 3rd for $100,000. This was the highest buy-in event from The Lodge Championship Series. The series ran from April 26 - May 16 2023 and featured 19 events with buy-ins from $200 - $25,000.
🔥 This intense poker action took place at The Lodge Poker Club during a high-stakes No Limit Hold'em event with a jaw-dropping buy-in of $25,000!
🔍 Pre-flop:
Action is folded to Alex Foxen in the small blind who makes the call with 75o. Polk looks down at Q2o and opts to check as both players head to the flop.
🎴 Flop: Js 6d 4h
Foxen flops an open ended straight draw and decides to check. Polk who has not improved on this flop decides to check behind.
🔄 Turn: 6s
The turn pairs the board and now Foxen decides to start firing as he choose a small 33% pot size bet. Polk who is known for his fearless heads-up play makes the call with just queen high.
🔥 River: 9h,
Foxen mixes his straight draw and still has no pair by the river but this doesn't slow him down. He correctly identifies that his seven high is not going to win at the showdown. He decides to put Polk to a huge test as he uses a 150% pot size bet of 60,000 into 40,000. Over to Doug Polk, surely he can't find a call with just queen high? Watch this poker video to find out!
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Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
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