Rudolph Flops to Higher Pair
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 |
|
|
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