Kurtzman Dispatched After Nasty River

Eric Kurtzman completed with an ace out and James Obst called. Michael McKenna then made it two bets and action folded back to Kurtzman who fired a three-bet. Obst got out of the way and McKenna scanned Kurtzman's remaining stacks. Then he called.

Kurtzman bet on fourth, earning one more call and they got the rest in on fifth street where Kurtzman slid in his last 11,000. McKenna called to see that he was behind.

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Kurtzman's aces improved into two pair on the river where he spiked a jack. McKenna, however, peeled an ace on the river to make aces and kings. He eliminated Kurtzman in a brutal fashion but Kurtzman took the bad beat with class.

"Take it easy, guys," he said, before heading out from the tournament area.