Ponomarev Finds the Elimination

Level:	23 (20,000/40,000/40,000)
Entries:	46/1,321
Prizes:	$2,562,602
Local Time:	5:44 PM

The cutoff opened to 350,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Aleksei Ponomarev moved all in from the big blind, and the cutoff made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Cutoff: A♦2♠
Aleksei Ponomarev: 7♠7♥

The board ran out J♥4♠Q♣3♣4♦ for Ponomarev to find the knockout.

Aleksei Ponomarev: 2,270,000