Level 39
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs completed his small blind and Christian Rudolph opted to check his big blind.
The flop came 
, Ponakovs bet 380,000 and Rudolph called.
The turn was the 
and Ponakovs slowed down by checking. Rudolph took over the initiative and led out for 870,000 which Ponakovs called.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. Ponakovs tabled 
for the pair of sixes but Rudolph held 
for top pair and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,506,741
1,290,000
|
1,290,000 |
|
10,290,548
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
6,540,201
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
||
|
5,362,510
-920,000
|
-920,000 |
|
|
||
, Ponakovs check-called the 900,000 continuation-bet of Hunichen.
on the turn and the 
on the river. Hunichen tabled 
for Ponakovs to scoop the pot with 
for trip kings.
for Zobian to pick up the flush draw but the river completed the board with the 
for Rudolph to improve his hand to a set to bust Zobian in fifth place for $529,005).
and Pilla bet 750,000 this time and was called again.
and both players checked. Pillai tabled 
for the higher kicker.
for Zobian to flop the air of tens to bust Plausinaitis in eighth place for $210,079.
