Ponakovs Gives One Up
Level 15
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Seth Davies was in a heads-up pot against Aleksejs Ponakovs, who has proven to be one of the more aggressive players in the tournament, on a board of 
.
Davies checked from the cutoff and Ponakovs fired a bet of 200,000 from the button. Davies called. Davies checked again on the 
river and Ponakovs used a time bank before checking back.
It was surely the right move as Davies tabled 
for top pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 340,000 |
|
850,000 | 100,000 |
and Haxton paired the card he was looking for with the ace on the flop. The 
and 
runout could not save Aido who was bounced from the tournament.
and Ponakovs bet 55,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the 
river and Ponakovs used a time bank before betting 370,000 with just a few chips behind. Mateos went deep into the tank and burned through four of his time banks.
for an ace-high bluff with the nut flush blocker.
on the turn and the 
on the river sent Kisacikoglu to the rail just before the dinner break.
turn and Ponakovs checked back.
river completed the board and Mateos led all in with Ponakovs well-covered. Ponakovs quickly laid it down.
. 
to give Kisacikoglu the best hand and for Kaverman to fall on the two-table bubble.
and Ponakovs continued with a bet of 75,000 which only Mateos called.
and both players checked to the