2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

�25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€371,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,274,000
Entries
52
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

"Three Time Banks to Fold"

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

JC Alvarado raised to 130,000 and Igor Kurganov called to see a flop of {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Both checked and Kurganov check-called a bet of 130,000 on the {5-Clubs} turn. After the {6-Clubs} river, the action went check, check, and Kurganov tabled {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} as winning hand.

Soon after it was again Alvarado that raised to 130,000, Kurganov called. The {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop brought a check, a bet of 90,000 by Alvarado and a call. On the {9-Diamonds} turn, Kurganov check-called another bet of 325,000 before checking the {A-Spades} river. Alvarado emptied the clip and bet 1.0 million.

Kurganov was sent in the think tank and eventually used all of his three remaining time bank chips. That led to a fold and Kurganov laughed. "Three time banks to fold ... pocket fours, no spade," he added while Alvarado dragged in the pot to even out the stacks once more.

Heads Up
Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
2,600,000
-400,000
-400,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
2,600,000
400,000
400,000

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