Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 5th Place ($681,796)
Level 22
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 900,000 from under the gun, leaving just 175,000 behind. Chance Kornuth called from the button and small blind Viktor Blom got out of the way. Chris Hunichen found a hand worthy of a call and they went to the flop.
The flop was A♥6♠2♥ and Hunichen checked. Ponakovs checked as well, but Kornuth bet 400,000. This was enough to get Hunichen out of the pot who folded his pocket fives, but Ponakovs felt commited and called.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♦J♦ 
Chance Kornuth: A♠5♦
The board completed with the 9♣ turn and 2♣ river and Ponakovs was eliminted fromt he tournament in fifth place, bagging a nice payday of $681,796.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,725,000
-750,000
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-750,000 |
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23,425,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
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10,625,000
2,275,000
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2,275,000 |
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9,425,000
-1,050,000
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-1,050,000 |
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Busted | |
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