Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 2nd Place ($279,700)
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 6,000 from the button and Arthur Conan three-bet jammed for Ponakovs to make the call for the 69,194 he had behind.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Arthur Conan: 
The flop came 
for Conan to hit the higher pair.
The turn was the 
to not help Ponakovs as he was left with two outs to stay alive but the 
came on the river instead for him to bust as the runner-up for $279,700 while Conan walks away as a new WSOP champion and $466,167 richer.
A recap is to follow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
78,194
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78,194 |
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Eliminado | |
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