Ponakovs Picks Up Aces Again to Double Into the Lead
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Juan Pardo raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 145,000 in the small blind. Pardo then moved all in and Ponakovs snap-called for 608,000.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣A♠ 
Juan Pardo: 7♠7♣
"Your favorite hand," Teun Mulder said to Ponakovs, who showed down aces in an all-in pot for the second time at the final table. The board ran out 8♥2♠8♦A♠K♥ and Ponakovs finished with a full house to double up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
380,000
640,000
|
640,000 |