Early Double for Ponakovs
Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 25,000 from under the gun, and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind.
Ponakovs check-called a bet of 20,000 on a Q♠7♣7♦ flop and check-called again on the 10♥ turn, this time for 30,000.
The K♠ completed the board, and Ponakovs checked once again. Vaskaboinikau moved all, and Ponakovs called immediately, putting his remaining 123,000 into the middle.
Vaskaboinikau tabled 5♠5♥, which was a long way behind the A♣J♥ of Ponakovs, who had rivered a Broadway straight.