Bonanata Surprises Ponakovs
Level 24
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Marcelo Bonanata limped in from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked in the big blind. Both players checked the 6?10?9? flop before the 7? fell on the turn.
Ponakovs made a bet of 125,000, which Bonanata called. Ponakovs fired again on the 4? river, betting 275,000. Bonanata quickly called.
Ponakovs confidently tabled 10?6? for two pair, but Marcelo Bonanata showed down 8?5? for a straight, winning the pot and extending the gap between the players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,130,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
3,370,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |