Cates Takes a Good One Off Kurganov

Hand #136: Daniel Cates took the pot.
Hand #137: Daniel Colman raised the button to 240,000 with the and Dan Cates defended the big blind with the
. The flop fell
, both players checked, and then Colman bet 360,000 on the
turn after Cates had checked. Cates folded.
Hand #138: Igor Kurganov raised the button with the , Daniel Colman called from the big blind with the
, and the flop came down
. Colman checked and then folded to a continuation-bet.
Hand #139: Dan Cates raised the button to 200,000 with the and Igor Kurganov called from the big blind with the
. The
flop saw Kurganov check and Cates bet 200,000. Kurganov called, the dealer burned and turned the
, and it went check-check. When the
paired the board on the river, Kurganov checked for a third time and Cates bet 515,000. Kurganov hit the tank for a bit and then made the call. Ship the pot to Cates.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,400,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
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2,950,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |