Stevens Cracks Aces
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante
Bert Stevens, who gained notoriety under his alias "girafganger7" before switching to his real name on GGPoker, made it 1,500 to go first to act. From the cutoff, Aleks Ponakovs three-bet to 4,800 and Stevens called.
Stevens check-called 7,015 on the 
flop and 15,492 on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Stevens checked a third time. Ponakovs moved all in for 70,411 and Stevens, covering the Latvian by a hair, called with 
for a set.
Ponakovs' 
was second best and, like Reeves before, he opted for a reentry right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
197,183 | 97,568 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
and Schemion checked. Stevens bet 2,700, Reeves raised to 8,208, Schemion reraised to 16,716, Stevens folded, and Reeves called after some thought.
turn, Schemion bet enough to put Reeves to the test for his remaining stack and the Brit called for 44,305 total.
river to become the first player to run out of chips. He quickly jumped back in.
and De Souza continued for 3,624. Van Der Spuy raised to 12,738 and De Souza called. The 
on the turn prompted checks from both sides, bringing action to De Souza again on the 
river. The Brazilian fired 27,342 and Van Der Spuy called it off.
for aces with a ten kicker and outkicked Van Der Spuy's 
for a pot of nearly 100k.
turn. The river was the 
.
