Igor Kurganov Ain't Folding No Eights and Retakes the Lead
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Igor Kurganov raised to 70,000 from first position and Chance Kornuth on the button, with two the two shortest stacks behind him, three-bet to 200,000. Les and O'Dwyer both folded and Kurganov made the call.
The flop came 
and Kurganov check called a bet of 155,000. Both players checked on the 
turn and 
river and Kornuth showed the 
. Kurganov tabled 
and Kornuth mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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|
2,458,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
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