Ponakovs Gets Paid With Set
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 230,000 and Michael Addamo called.
The river was the 
. Ponakovs fired 310,000, Addamo shifted in his chair and called quickly.
The 
was tabled from Ponakovs to show a set. Addamo froze for a few moments and stared at the board before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
1,260,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
while Addamo held the 
to miss Addamo's range but the 
to confirm the Spaniard's elimination as the five-handed play barrier was finally breached after an hour.
which was the winner as Ponakovs mucked.
. Ponkaovs continued for 80,000 and Addamo called. The 
and a modest pot of about 175,000 in the middle.
and just like that the chip counts were flipped.
. Ponakovs bet 45,000 and Smith called.
. Ponakovs fired again, this time for 110,000. Smith took his time before jamming all in, Ponakovs snap-called.
two pair but it was well behind the 
two pair of Ponakovs. 
to confirm the departure of Smith.
