Justin Bonomo had an early exit in the $25,000 8-Handed event but bought back in and has taken a seat at Table 3.
Justin Bonomo had an early exit in the $25,000 8-Handed event but bought back in and has taken a seat at Table 3.
Two of the more aggressive players in the field were involved in a hand that started with Michael Addamo betting 2,500 from middle position on a flop of ![]()
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. Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 7,000 from the hijack and Addamo called.
Addamo checked on the
turn and Ponakovs checked back. The
river completed the board and Addamo used a time bank before betting a sizable 27,000. Ponakovs quickly folded.
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Dylan Destefano just sat down and already found himself tangling in a big pot with Chris Brewer.
In a blind versus blind confrontation with the board reading ![]()
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, Brewer led out for 25,000 into the pot of about 30,000 and Destefano called.
The
river completed the board and Brewer bet 45,000 to leave himself just a single 500 chip behind. Destefano laid it down.
Stephen Chidwick was in the cutoff in a heads-up pot against Eric Worre in the cutoff on a board of ![]()
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Worre checked on the flop and Chidwick bet 3,000. Worre check-raised and Chidwick called. Worre then bet 27,000 on the
turn and Chidwick laid it down.
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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: ![]()
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Ponakovs was pipped and couldn't get ahead as the board ran out ![]()
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to mark the Latvian's early elimination.
"You might be close to chip leader at this point!" laughed Brek Schutten.