Ponakovs Running Away from the Field
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jason Koon raised to 130,00 from the cutoff, and when it folded to Javid Ismayilov in the small blind, he three-bet to 625,000. Then Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind four-bet all in as the covering stack, which got Koon to fold, and Ismayilov made the call, for his stack of 2,600,000.
Javid Ismayilov: A♣K♥ 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 10♠10♥
It was a massive flip, and Ismayilov would need to improve to stay alive. But the 4♠J♥J♣4♣9♠ runout couldn't connect for Ismayilov, sending him to the rail and giving Ponakovs a massive chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,885,000
2,820,000
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2,820,000 |
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1,900,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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Busted | |