Ponakovs Ties With Kaufmann
Barny Boatman raised his button to 500,000 with J?2? and Aleksejs Ponakovs made the call in the big blind with the 9? and an unknown card. Boatman continued for 400,000 on the 7?J?10? flop and Ponakovs check-called.
Boatman sized up to 750,000 on the 5? turn after another check from Ponakovs, forcing the Latvian superstar to check-fold.
The next hand, David Kaufmann raised to 500,000 on the button with K?10? and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 2,000,000 with K?Q? from the small blind. Kaufmann made the call and a 2?4?3? flop was dealt.
Ponakovs spent one of his time bank cards before putting in a bet of 450,000. Kaufmann made the call and the 9? turn arrived. Ponakovs slowed down and checked, after which Kaufmann followed suit.
The 3? river then completed the board and Ponakovs fired a small bet of 1,000,000 chips. Kaufmann took some time but eventually folded, seeing Ponakovs take the chip lead with just 30,000 more than Kaufmann.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,080,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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19,050,000
-2,580,000
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-2,580,000 |
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14,280,000
780,000
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780,000 |
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