Ponakovs Leaves Chidwick on Crumbs
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised it up in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Ponakovs checked to Chidwick who threw in a bet. Ponakovs check-raised to 22,000 and Chidwick called.
The turn was the 
and Ponakovs led out with a bet of 55,000. Chidwick still called and the 
completed the board. Ponakovs put together a bet of 87,000 and Chidwick flicked in a chip to call. Ponakovs tabled 
for trip queens and Chidwick mucked his hand, leaving himself with just six big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 50,000 |
|
29,000 | -167,000 |
, Dan Smith checked from the big blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked from the cutoff before David Peters bet 11,000 on the button. Smith called and Ponakovs folded.
turn and Peters bet 33,000. Smith called. Smith checked a third time on the 
river and Peters checked back after using through a few time banks.
, which was good to pick up the pot.
and the action checked to Vogelsang who continued with a bet of 8,000.
on the river. Smith announced a bet of 61,000 and Chidwick used his entire allotted time before folding.
