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Around 160,000 was in the middle in a hand between Tom Vogelsang in early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind, with the flop reading K♥Q♠4♦.
Ponakovs checked, and Vogelsang fired out a bet of 55,000. Ponakovs pondered the spot, and then reached for chips to produce a check-raise to 190,000. Vogelsang called.
The 3♥ hit on the turn, and after a period of deliberation, Ponakovs check-folded versus a bet of 110,000 from Vogelsang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
925,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Vladimir Korzinin made it 95,000 to go in early position. Yulian Bogdanov called on the button, Alexander Zubov did so in the small blind, and Santhosh Suvarna defended his big blind.
The action checked to Korzinin on the 7♦4♣10♥ flop, and he made a very small bet of 50,000. Zubov was the only caller as Bogdanov and Suvarna got out of the way.
Korzinin sized up slightly on the 9♥ turn. He put in 75,000, which was again check-called by Zubov. Both players then checked through the K♥ river.
Zubov tabled 8♥8♣ for a pair of eights, but Korzinin won the pot with K♣9♣ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
820,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
480,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
250,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
In the final hand of the previous level, Tom Vogelsang put in 50,000 under the gun. Once everyone else had folded, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind, which Vogelsang called.
The J♥4♠9♦ flop was checked by both, leading to the 3♥ turn appearing. Korzinin bet another 150,000, receiving a quick fold from Vogelsang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,095,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
990,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
710,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
700,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
570,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
|
315,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Tom Vogelsang raised to 50,000 in the hijack. The action then folded to Alexander Zubov in the big blind, who made it 140,000.
Vogelsang spent one time bank before reraising again, to 280,000. Zubov quickly folded as Vogelsang took it down preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
800,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
The action went to Valeriy Fokin in the hijack. He tanked for roughly a minute and a half before committing his stack of 160,000 to the middle. Aleksejs Ponakovs was the only caller, in the small blind, and the pair showed their cards.
Valeriy Fokin: Q♣J♦ 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠2♠
Fokin flopped extra outs on K♦10♦4♥, but he could make neither a straight nor pair his hole cards on the K♠ turn and 8♥ river, resulting in his elimination in ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,045,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |
Yulian Bogdanov opened for 50,000 in the hijack. Santhosh Suvarna then three-bet jammed for 195,000 from the small blind and was quickly called by Bogdanov.
Santhosh Suvarna: A♠J♦
Yulian Bogdanov: A♦8♣
The 4♥Q♣4♦ flop brought some chop outs, but the 3♦5♦ runout did not change anything. Suvarna doubled up with ace-high to a stack of 18 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,045,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
440,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Marcelo Bonanata opened to 40,000 from middle position, and was called by Yulian Bogdanov in the cutoff, and Alexander Zubov and Santhosh Suvarna in the blinds.
On the Q♠J♠10♦ flop, action was checked to Bonanata, who fired out a bet of 60,000. Only Suvarna folded.
On the 7♦ turn, action was checked to Bogdanov, who slid out a bet of 215,000, which was sufficient to earn folds from both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
950,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
780,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
215,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by PokerStars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.
Buy-ins range from just $250 all the way up to $25,000 so there are plenty of options for those who want to enjoy some live tournament action without breaking the bank while also providing an opportunity for high stakes regulars to satisfy their desire to play for eye watering sums of money. The high volume means the series comes with a healthy $4,000,000 in total guarantees, including a sizable $3,000,000 set aside for the $5,300 Main Event.
