Igor Kurganov just took a big pot off Annette Obrestad and the German pro was kind enough to explain to us what happened after he was stacking his chips.
Kurganov raised to 2,500 from early position with 
after which Obrestad three-bet to 8,800 from the big blind with 
. Kurganov made the call and with 20,000 chips in the pot the flop showed 
.
Obrestad continued by betting 10,500 and Kurganov made the call.
"And then BINK!" Kurganov smiled as he explained that the 
popped up on the turn.
The Norwegian WSOPE Main Event winner bet 22,000 on the turn and Kurganov called once more. The river brought out the 
and Obrestad bet 53,000 into 85,000 while Kurganov had 78,000 chips left.
"And then I slow rolled," Kurganov laughed as he explained how he tanked for quite some time before just making the call with his turned straight.
"I'm not still sure about that," the German pro added. Kurganov raked in a huge pot and is now among the bigger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
100,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
and was in front of Boukhris' 
. Boukhris was all in for 35,100 and flopped a set on the 
board to win the pot and double up.
for trip fours.
on the turn. Fox bet 26,000, and Latz raised all in. Fox called off for 80,100 total, and Latz saw the bad news.
was behind the 
for Fox. Following the 
flop. Pantling bet 3,100 there and 8,300 on the 
turn before he checked the 
river. Sanioglu called all the way and then bet 21,200 on the river when faced with the check.
as Sanioglu opened 
with two diamonds. The third player had folded before Tjauw Foe reraised to 18,000. Kim jammed, and Tjauw Foe called off with the 
hit the turn, completing Tjauw Foe's flush, and a black on the river failed to give Kim the full house he needed. Tjauw Foe won the pot and doubled to about 120,000.
