Kornuth Staying Alive
Level 22
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Chance Kornuth raised to 1,800,000 from under the gun with K?8? and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind holding J?10?.
Kornuth had 550,000 behind when the 5?2?K? flop was dealt and he flopped top pair, leaving Ponakovs with just 9% to win the hand. Both players checked, and Ponakovs led after the 7? turn with a bet putting Kornuth effectively all in and Ponakovs got his money in the middle with no equity after a quick call by Kornuth.
The river was an insignificant Q? and Kornuth doubled up, leaving Ponakovs behind with the shortest stack now with just under 13 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,000,000
2,650,000
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2,650,000 |
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3,825,000
-2,650,000
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-2,650,000 |
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