Ponomarev Survives a Flip
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Guang Yang raised to 24,000 in middle position and Marius Conan called in the hijack. Nikolay Ponomarev then three-bet to 105,000 on the button, leaving 3,000 behind, and Yang moved all in. Conan folded, while Ponomarev put in his last chips.
Nikolay Ponomarev: A♣K♣
Guang Yang: 9♥9♣
Ponomarev hit top pair on the A♥Q♥10♦ flop to take the lead, while the J♠ turn improved him to a straight. Yang was drawing only to a chop on the river and ended up handing over the double up after the 10♣ completed the board.