Aces for Ponakovs
Level 29
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Pedro Padilha opened from the hijack to 1,200,000, and when it folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button he three-bet to 5,000,000., leaving just 700,000 behind. Ye Wang decided to cold call on the button, which got Padilha to fold and leave the players heads up.
The flop came 6♥3♦8♥ and Wang lead out for Ponakovs last 700,000, which he snap called.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠A♣ 
Ye Wang: A♥Q♦
Ponakovs had rockets and was able to get a massive double up after the 5♠9♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,200,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
17,100,000
11,400,000
|
11,400,000 |
|
||
|
9,500,000
4,800,000
|
4,800,000 |
|
||
|
9,300,000 | |
|
6,200,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |