Ponakovs Stays Alive
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A sizable pot of 38,000 chips had been created in a heads-up battle between Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind and Jules Dickerson on the button. The board read 3?Q?10?9? and Ponakovs checked to Dickerson, who bet out 11,000 chips.
After thinking for a while, Ponakovs made the call and the 9? river completed the board. Both players now knuckled the table and Ponakovs tabled 8?8?. His pocket pair was good enough to win the pot as Dickerson mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
279,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |