Ponakovs Latest to Fall
Level 26
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Brian Battistone limped in on the button, and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked his option in the big blind.
Ponakovs check-called a bet of 25,000 on a monotone 8♦7♦6♦ flop, and check-called again on the A♣ turn, when Battistone put him all in for his remaining 107,000.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♦7♠
Brian Battistone: 5♣4♠
The K♣ river improved Ponakovs to two pair, but it was not enough to save him versus Battistone's flopped straight, who advanced to the next round.