D'Alterio Left Short by Ponakovs
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Luigi "ll-Giuglia" D'Alterio defended the big blind versus Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs for 87,500, and the latter bet the 
flop for 67,403, which the Italian called. On the 
turn, Ponakovs check-called for 196,652 and did so again for 543,212 on the 
river.
D'Alterio tabled 
and Ponakovs had the superior kicker in 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,008,191
1,188,580
|
1,188,580 |
|
||
|
362,671
-1,796,952
|
-1,796,952 |