Ponakovs Chips Away at Padilha's Lead
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened on the button with A♣9♣ and Pedro Padilha defended the big blind with 6♦4♣.
Both players checked on the 10♠6♠Q♣2♣8♣ board, where Ponakovs made the nuts on the river with his flush. Padilha checked a third time, but Ponakovs was not, betting 450,000. Padilha gave it some thought before making the cal with his pair of sixes, then saw the bad news, as Ponakovs took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
11,700,000
1,025,000
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1,025,000 |
|
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