Ponakovs Over Heath in the Blinds
Level 20
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with 
and Ben Heath checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Ponakovs led out with a bet of 275,000 with the best hand but Heath wasn't going anywhere with a straight and flush draw. The 
completed the board and Ponakovs fired out another bet of 825,000. Heath paid him off after making a pair on the river and Ponakovs collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,625,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
||
|
4,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
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