Higher Kicker for Ponakovs
Level 39
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai completed his small blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs opted to check his big blind.
The flop came 
, Pillai bet 300,000 which Ponakovs called.
The turn was the 
and Pilla bet 750,000 this time and was called again.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. Pillai tabled 
for the missed straight draw for Ponakovs to pick up the pot with 
for the higher kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,656,996
1,140,001
|
1,140,001 |
|
10,680,548
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
||
|
6,672,510
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
|
||
|
5,730,201
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,959,745
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
||