Watson Can't Shake Ponakovs in a Four-Way Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jorryt van Hoof opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Kent Staahle and Aleksejs Ponakovs. Mike Watson re-raised to 20,000 in the small blind and all three players called as they headed to a flop of 
.
Watson continued with a bet of 22,000 which got Van Hoof and Staahle to lay their hands down. However, Ponakovs stuck around and the 
landed on the turn. Watson checked this time and Ponakovs threw in a bet of 53,000. Watson was forced to fold and Ponakovs flashed the 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
323,000 | 73,000 |
|
212,000 | -38,000 |