Roller Coaster for Poonhath
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Rajeev Poonhath had lost a big portion of his stack fo Hennie Appel early on and was then all-in with a short stack of only 51,000 against Christopher Dean. His A♦6♦ needed help against 9♦9♠ and the Q♦10♠6♠3♦2♦ board delivered the double via flush.
In a battle of the blinds with SM soon after, both made two pair to the J♠7♠2♥6♦ turn. The 6♠2♣ of Poonhath in the big blind were in trouble against J♣7♣ and the 4♦ river confirmed the double for the Sultan of Swings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
370,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
135,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
55,000
351,000
|
351,000 |