Ponakovs Flops It to Bust Sturm
Level 11
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 15,000 from the small blind. Leon Sturm called in the big blind.
Ponakovs continued for 5,000 on a flop of 3♥6♥6♠. Sturm raised to 16,000 and Ponakovs called.
Ponakovs checked-called a bet of 19,000 from Sturm, on the 9♥ turn.
The 2♦ river saw Ponakovs check again. Sturm placed a bet of 34,000, leaving himself one single 1,000 denomination chip behind. Ponakovs moved all in and Sturm went into the tank.
After toying with his singular chip, Sturm announced "I could keep this... but I'm not going to," as he placed it into the middle. Ponakovs showed 6♣3♣ for a flopped full house. Sturm held J♠J♣ and was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
Busted |