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Ponakovs Eliminates Vieira With Pocket Aces
Nível 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised to 10,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs reraised to 30,000. Vieira made the call and two players went to the flop.
The flop came 9♠6♠9♦. Vieira checked and Ponakovs bet 27,000, which Vieira called. The turn was the Q♣ and Vieira checked again. Ponakovs put out a bet of 53,000 and Vieira called again.
The river was the J♦. Vieira checked for a third time and Ponakovs pushed all his chips in the middle, covering Vieira's stack.
Vieira used a time bank before making the call and showing A♠J♠ for two pair with a rivered pair of jacks. Ponakovs showed A♥A♦ for two pair with his pocket aces and scooped the pot. Vieira was eliminated from the event.
Meanwhile, Timothy Adams has reentered the tournament.