Ponakovs Hits the Turn for a Double-Up
Level 5
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Cesar Garcia and Aleksejs Ponakovs were heads up on a flop of 7♦6♥5♠ and, through a bet and multiple raises, all of their chips went in the middle. Ponakovs was at risk for his stack of 44,300, while Garcia had 29,000 behind.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥8♥
Cesar Garcia: 6♦6♠
Garcia flopped a set but Ponakovs had many outs, of which the turn 4♥ was one. Garcia was now looking for the board to pair, but the J♠ river brought a rank that was not yet present on the felt.
Ponakovs doubled up with his straight and Garcia was left with a little over half a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
29,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |