[Removed:198] and Kurganov Play A Huge Pot
[Removed:197] opened from first-position for 1,800 and Glib Kovtunov three-bet to 4,500 from the cutoff. Over on the button sat Igor Kurganov and he four-bet to 12,400. Both blinds folded and [Removed:198] five-bet to 33,500. Kovtunov folded, Kurganov called.
The flop came and [Removed:198] bet 24,000. Kurganov called.
As soon as the hit the turn, [Removed:198] asked how much Kurganov was playing.
"Forty-two, and there's hundred-twenty in the pot," Kurganov said with a smile.
[Removed:198] moved all in just a few seconds later.
Kurganov was shocked, slid his chair back a little and seemed very puzzled. At one point he rested his head on the rail, thinking long and hard about his decision. Like Negreanu sometimes does, Kurganov went over the possible combinations [Removed:198] could have.
"I for sure have six outs" he was heard saying at one point in the midst of dissecting what was going on.
Some minutes later, the clock was called. Eventually, with only a couple of seconds left to act, Kurganov committed his 41,800.
[Removed:198] wasn't happy he got called and reluctantly showed his . Kurganov tabled and raked in the huge pot as the hit the river. [Removed:198] sighed.
"I would definitely have folded, had I had more" Kurganov offered as comfort.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Kurganov |
205,100
105,100
|
105,100 |
[Removed:197]
|
40,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |