Early Exit As Ponakovs Runs Queens Into Kings
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ben Heath opened to 3,000 on the button and Brian Kim three-bet to 13,000 in the small blind. Aleksejs Ponakovs then cold four-bet to 29,000 in the big blind to bring a fold from Heath. Kim then five-bet jammed with a starting stack and Ponakovs snap-called with slightly less
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Brian Kim: 
Ponakovs was pipped and couldn't get ahead as the board ran out 
to mark the Latvian's early elimination.
"You might be close to chip leader at this point!" laughed Brek Schutten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 145,000 |
|
147,000 | -3,000 |
|
Busted |