Shornikau Doubles Through Ponakovs
Level 18
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
When the action folded around to Maksim Shornikau in the small blind, he shoved for 340,000, and Aleksejs Ponakovs looked him up from the big blind.
Maksim Shornikau: K♦7♣
Aleksejs Ponakovs: Q♣9♠
Shornikau's king-high was ahead, and he just needed Ponakovs to miss the board to double up to almost 20 big blinds.
That is exactly what happened, as neither player improved on the J♦5♣4♠8♥3♠ runout, and Shornikau kept his seat in the Premiere.