Bashlawi Eliminated by Ponomarev
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Max Bashlawi raised in the hijack and was called by Kully Sidhu in the cutoff. Nikolay Ponomarev then three-bet out of the small blind and Bashlawi was the only caller. The flop fell ![]()
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and Ponomarev bet 40,000, Bashlawi jammed and Ponomarev called.
Max Bashlawi: ![]()
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Nikolay Ponomarev: ![]()
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The
turn improved Bashlawi but the
river gate Ponomarev the broadway straight. Both stacks were counted and the 218,000 of Ponomarev covered to eliminate Bashlawi.