Kurganov's Backdoor Flush Draw
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
![Igor Kurganov](https://s.pnimg.net/nv4P7SAKYJE2yHfq0yf3hOuzqrwOpTDO6QaauSH_X0Q/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODU3LzkzL3hkZDU4/ZTBjMzZhLmpwZw.webp)
Max Silver raised to 16,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on his direct left, and Igor Kurganov defended his big blind. The flop fell , the action checked to Danzer, and he put out a bet. Kurganov check-raised to 63,000, Silver folded, and Danzer called.
The turn was the , and the rest of Kurganov's 103,000-chip stack went in the middle.
Kurganov:
Danzer:
Danzer was drawing stone dead, and he was shocked at the sight of Kurganov's hand. A meaningless completed the board, and Danzer started to razz Kurganov for playing his hand the way he did.
"I had a backdoor flush draw," Kurganov protested, pointing to the .
He chipped up to 385,000, while Danzer fell to 215,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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385,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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215,000
-215,000
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-215,000 |
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