Kaufmann Puts Some Distance Between Him and Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with A?5? and Boatman checked K?10? in the big blind. Ponakovs checked and Boatman checked back on the 3?J?7? flop. Boatman then bet 500,000 on the 3? turn and Ponakovs check-called. The J? river was checked by both players again and Ponakovs' ace-high won at showdown.
A few hands later, David Kaufmann limped in from the small blind with K?9? and Ponakovs made it 1,200,000 to go with 10?2? from the big blind.
The flop fell Q?5?Q? and Kaufmann checked to Ponakovs, who made a bet of 600,000. Kaufmann raised to 1,800,000 and Ponakovs quickly folded his hand and forfeited the pot to Kaufmann.
One hand thereafter, Kaufmann raised to 600,000 with K?Q? and took down the pot preflop as both blinds folded their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,150,000
-1,850,000
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-1,850,000 |
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|
14,930,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
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||
|
7,330,000
-1,150,000
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-1,150,000 |