Ponakovs Narrowing the Gap
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
In a limped pot to the 8♣8♥6♦ flop, Aleksejs Ponakovs check-folded his 7♠2♣ from the small blind after Barny Boatman bet 300,000 with his 9♦6♥ from the big blind.
Ponakovs opened to 4575,000 from the button with 6♥6♦. Boatman and David Kaufmann called from the blinds with A♣5♥ and K♣7♠, respectively. Ponakovs remained ahead on the 9♥2♥2♠ flop and folded out both opponents with a bet of 500,000.