Kornuth Near Triples Against Ponakovs
Level 20
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Chance Kornuth raised to 1,900,000 with 405,000 behind and Chris Hunichen called with the A♠Q♥ from two seats over. Aleksejs Ponakovs then pushed all-in out of the cutoff and Kornuth called all-in, Hunichen folded.
Chance Kornuth: 9♥9♣ 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥K♦
The flip went to Kornuth as he improved to a set on the 10♠9♦5♣K♥J♥ runout to deliver a near triple up, while Hunichen would have made broadway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,955,000
-2,400,000
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-2,400,000 |
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7,745,000
-2,405,000
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-2,405,000 |
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|
7,010,000
5,105,000
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5,105,000 |
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