Ponomarev Stays Alive
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Konstantin Kvashin raised to 200,000 from the hijack before Nikolay Ponomarev shoved for 405,000 from the button. Kvashin called to try and bust Ponomarev.
Nikolay Ponomarev: A♥Q♦ 
Konstantin Kvashin: Q♥8♥
Kvashin was behind to the ace-high of Ponomarev and couldn't find any help to win on the 7♥7♣5♠9♣3♣ runout, meaning around a fifth of his chips were sent over to Ponomarev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
1,000,000
20,000
|
20,000 |