McLaughlin Picks Up Some from Ponakovs
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened for 175,000 from middle position and picked up a couple of callers — Marc McLaughlin (button) and Alexander Livingston (big blind). The first three community cards came 
. Livingston checked, and Ponakovs fired 225,000 into the middle. McLaughlin called the bet, then Livingston stepped aside.
The turn was the 
. This time Ponakovs checked and watched as McLaughlin set out a bet of 355,000. Ponakovs called McLaughlin's bet, then after the 
fell on the river he checked once more. McLaughlin took the opening to bet again — 740,000 — and Ponakovs decided to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,580,000
1,855,000
|
1,855,000 |
|
3,050,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |
|
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