Young American poker pro, Dough ‘WCGRider’ Polk, has won the WSOP $111,111 One Drop High Roller, his third career bracelet and $3,686,856 after defeating French pro Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier in heads-up play.
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Considered one of the most prestigious bracelet events, Polk outplayed a field of 130 against what is considered some of the best players in the world on a final table that included Andrew Robl, Haralabos Voulgaris, and Martin Jacobsen.
Final Table Results:
1 Doug Polk – $3,686,865
2 Bertrand Grospellier – $2,278,657
3 Dario Sammartino – $1,608,295
4 Haralabos Voulgaris – $1,158,883
5 Chris Moore – $852,885
6 Martin Jacobson – $641,382
7 Rainer Kempe – $493,089
8 Andrew Robl – $387,732
9 Mike Kamran – $312,006
Polk has committed to giving away 2 percent of net profit from all 2017 World Series of Poker tournament winnings he makes, including the $111,111 One Drop, the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship and the $10,000 Main Event.