Petrone Doubles Through Ponakovs; Ponakovs Busts on Next Hand
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs jammed in middle position and Ramiro Petrone called for his 39,500 chips in the big blind.
Ramiro Petrone: 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Petrone was pipped by Ponakovs, but the 
flop was an interesting one. The 
hit the turn to give Petrone a flush, and the 
river confirmed the result to leave Ponakovs with only 8,500 chips.
On the next hand, Petrone moved in his remaining 8,500 chips under the gun, Stephen Chidwick raised to 13,000 in the hijack, and Adrian Mateos defended the big blind.
The dealer spread the 
flop and Mateos check-folded to a bet of 6,000.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Chidwick was ahead, and the 
turn and 
river changed nothing to eliminate Ponakovs from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
176,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
86,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
Busted | |