Ponakovs Finds Trips to Triple
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs was almost all in in the big blind, leading Barny Boatman to limp in from the button and David Kaufmann to complete his big blind.
The players then checked through the Q?6?7?5?Q? board until Ponakovs finally put in his final 25,000 on the river. Both Boatman and Kaufmann called, after which Ponakovs showed Q?10?.
Neither the J?9? of Boatman nor the 10?4? of Kaufmann could match the trips and Ponakovs tripled up to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,950,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |
|
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|
12,380,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
||
|
2,080,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |