Christoforou Knocks Off Ponakovs
Level 18
: 3,500/7,000, 850 ante
Andreas Christoforou opened to 15,400 from early position and action folded to Aleks Ponakovs on the button, who shoved for his remaining 94,800. Action folded back to Christoforou, who made the call.
Christoforou: 
Ponakovs: 
Ponakovs was in trouble heading into the flop, which came 
, pairing him and putting him into the lead.
The 
changed nothing, but the 
river paired Christoforou's queen and eliminated Ponakovs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000
94,923
|
94,923 |
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Busted | |
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