Wheeler Rolls on Another, Ponomarev the Latest
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Wheeler has busted players in back-to-back hands. The latest to fall was Dmitry Ponomarev. Wheeler opened from the button with a stack of blue 5,000 chips, roughly 100,000, covering both players in the big blind. Ponomarev put himself at risk, calling off in the small blind.
Wheeler: 
Ponomarev: 
The board ran out 
, and though Wheeler won the flop draw, Ponomarev retook the lead on the turn, only have it stolen away, along with his tournament life, on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
563,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |