Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 33rd Place ($229,281)
Level 29
: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
It folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind who raised to 250,000 and Danard Petit called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Ponakovs bet 225,000 and Petit called.
The turn then brought the 
, and this time Ponakovs bet 400,000, leaving himself about 600,000 behind. Petit got a look at what Ponakovs had left and raised all in, and after thinking for a short while Ponakovs called all in.
Petit tabled his hand first, showing 
for a pair of aces. Then Ponakovs showed he had but 
for a pair of fives. Ponakovs needed to see either a king or five to survive.
The river was the 
, and Ponakovs has been eliminated in 33rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,050,000 | 1,545,000 |
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