Lichtenberger Eliminates Kurganov
Level 4
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger opened under the gun and Igor Kurganov in the cutoff was the only caller. The two of them took a flop of 
and Lichtenberger checked. Kurganov now bet 3,700 and Lichtenberger check raised to 10,500. Kurganov went into the tank and needed to toss in a time breaker to not run out of time. He eventually raised to 21,000 with 26,600 behind. Lichtenberger needed just a second or five to announce all in. Kurganov made the call with not too happy a face.
Igor Kurganov: 
Andrew Lichtenberger: 
The 
on the turn was of no help to Kurganov and neither was the 
on the river.
Kurganov, after having finished second in the $25,000 Challenge late last night, now out in the $100,000 Challenge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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144,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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Busted | |
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