Ponakovs Eliminates Vieira With Pocket Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joao Vieira raised to 10,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs reraised to 30,000. Vieira made the call and two players went to the flop.

The flop came 9?6?9?. Vieira checked and Ponakovs bet 27,000, which Vieira called. The turn was the Q? and Vieira checked again. Ponakovs put out a bet of 53,000 and Vieira called again.

The river was the J?. Vieira checked for a third time and Ponakovs pushed all his chips in the middle, covering Vieira's stack.

Vieira used a time bank before making the call and showing A?J? for two pair with a rivered pair of jacks. Ponakovs showed A?A? for two pair with his pocket aces and scooped the pot. Vieira was eliminated from the event.

Meanwhile, Timothy Adams has reentered the tournament.