Ponakovs Pressures, Brewer Busts
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Brewer limped in off the short stack which allowed Aleksejs Ponakovs and Bruno Volkmann to come along from the blinds. The flop fell 
and Volkmann tossed in a bet of 3,500. Brewer called and Ponakovs check-raised to 9,000 which only Brewer called.
The turn was the 
and Ponakovs shoved all in. Brewer ditched his cards and was left with just 21,000 after the hand.
On the next hand, Brewer shoved all in for 21,000 with 
in early position and was called by Joao Vieira in the hijack with 
. The board ran out 
and Vieira made a flush to eliminate Brewer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,000
136,500
|
136,500 |
|
241,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
|
213,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
Busted |