Kurtz Doubles on the First Hand of Play
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
From the cutoff, Thomas Kurtz moved all in for roughly 120,000. Action folded around to the big blind where Stephen Song called.
Stephen Song: 
Thomas Kurtz: 
The flop came down 
putting Kurtz in a big hole, but he picked up a few outs on the 
turn. The river was the 
and that completed Kurtz's straight, earning him a double-up on the first hand of play and knocking Song down to about 500,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
120,000
|
120,000 |