Ponakovs Pressures Badziakouski
Level 19
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 300,000 on the button and Mikita Badziakouski defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Badziakouski checked. Ponakovs continued with a bet of 200,000 and Badziakouski called.
The turn was the 
and Badziakouski checked again. Ponakovs fired out another bet of 525,000 and Badziakouski still called. The river was the 
and Badziakouski checked for the third time. Ponakovs announced all in and Badziakouski was put to the test for his remaining 1,600,000 chips.
"Ooohhhh," Badziakouski let out a sighing noise. "How many time banks do I have?" He asked himself as he grabbed a hold of a bunch of them. Over three minutes passed and Badziakouski used six of his time banks before finally laying his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
1,600,000 | -1,600,000 |
, the rest of the board filled out with ladies as the 
and 
came off to secure a double for Shakerchi.
.
on the river were complete bricks and Heath eliminated both players.
. Masashi Oya bet 450,000 from the cutoff, Mikita Badziakouski called on the button. Gregory Jensen jammed all in from the big blind, Oya called and Badziakouski folded his hand swiftly.
of Oya who would need miracle running sevens to win the pot. The turn was the 
to give Jensen the big pot and leave Oya short.
and Ponakovs still held a commanding lead. The 
on the river was not one of them.
in the window to look like Aldemir might have yet another life as the flop came 
came off to eliminate Aldemir.
