Thorel Leaves Ponakovs Short
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded to Jean-Noel Thorel in the small blind who asked how much Aleksejs Ponakovs had behind before raising to 60,000. Ponakovs defended his big blind and they went heads-up to the 6♥4♠Q♥ flop.
Thorel continued for 75,000 and Ponakovs called. The turn was the J♣ and Thorel checked. Ponakovs then bet 69,000 and Thorel called.
Both players checked down the 5♦ river and Thorel showed J♠10♥ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000 | 250,000 |
|
190,000 | -238,000 |