Ponakovs Slow Plays a Monster; Mateos Exits
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With around 75,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, Christoph Vogelsang bet 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs under the gun.
The turn came the 
and Ponakovs checked again. Vogelsang bet 42,000 and Ponakovs called once more to see the 
on the river.
Ponakovs checked for a third time and Vogelsang checked behind. Ponakovs turned over 
for flopped trips and Vogelsang mucked.
At another table, Adrian Mateos was eliminated in 25th place to bring the field down to three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 268,000 |
|
70,000 | -140,000 |
|
Busted |