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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. Riess checked, and Lindh bet continued for 260,000. Riess called, and the turn was the 
. Riess checked again, and Lindh bet out 480,000. Riess moved all in, and Lindh quickly folded.
, and Coleman checked again. Castelluccio fired 275,000 this time, and after thinking for a while Coleman called once more.
river card. Coleman flipped over 
for two pair, and Castelluccio mucked.
completed the board, both players knuckled again, and Loosli showed 
for ace-high. Alexander tabled 
for a pair of threes, winning the pot.
turn, and Tran bet out 400,000 on the 
river. Walthaus called.
for a flopped set, and he dragged the pot.
. Ortiz check-called a bet of 200,000, and the turn brought the 
.
, Ortiz checked a third and final time, Castelluccio bet 600,000, and Ortiz immediately called. Castelluccio tabled 
for a set of eights, but it was no good against Ortiz's 
for an ace-queen-high flush.
flop, and Newhouse bet 190,000. Gee called, and both players checked when the 
for a flush, and Gee mucked.
turned.
