Classic Flip Sends Ponakovs Home on the Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 70,000 from under the gun and Rodrigo Seiji three-bet to 200,000 a couple of seats over. The action folded back to Ponakovs who ripped all in for around 650,000. Seiji called and the cards were face up.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Rodrigo Seiji: 
It turned out to be a classic flip and the flop of 
put Seiji in the lead with a pair of kings. The 
on the turn gave Ponakovs some additional outs but the 
on the river was not one of them. Ponakovs was eliminated on the money bubble and the remaining seven players will now bag their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,460,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
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Busted | |