Belcher Sends Ponakovs Home
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 20,000 from the button and was re-raised by Matthew Belcher in the small blind to 70,000. Ponakovs then went all-in and was beaten into the middle by Belcher.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♦7♦ 
Matthew Belcher: 8♠8♣
The board ran out K♥J♠3♦Q♦7♥ and Ponakovs was eliminated while Belcher surpasses the 2,000,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,200,000
576,000
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576,000 |
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Busted | |
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