Ponakovs Raises Kudzmanas on the River; Mustafov Survives Against Bryksin
Level 12
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Heads up on a flop of 10♥3♥2♠, Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 15,000 from the button and Marius Kudzmanas raised to 56,000 in the big blind. Ponakovs called and the 5♣ fell on the turn. Kudzmanas bet 140,000 and Ponakovs called.
The river was the 6♥ and Kudzmanas bet 45,000. Ponakovs raised to 380,000 and Kudzmanas used a few of his time banks before folding.
At another table, Alexander Zubov raised to 25,000 in the hijack and Ivan Bryksin called in the small blind. Fahredin Mustafov moved all in for 127,000 from the big blind and only Bryksin called.
Fahredin Mustafov: K♠Q♠ 
Ivan Bryksin: A♣9♠
Mustafov remained behind on a board of 4♥5♠3♣6♥, but he caught the Q♣ on the river to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
550,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
360,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
290,000
187,000
|
187,000 |