Kurganov Keeps Going Up, Knocks Out Bitoun and Kitai
Level 3
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Igor Kugranov was the third player all in on a 
flop. He retold the preflop action.
Three players were already in for 8,000 before Davidi Kitai raised to 36,000 on the button. Kurganov and Yair Bitoun both called.
The flop came and Kurganov checked. Bitoun raised all in for 230,000 and Kitai shoved over the top for about 550,000. Kurganov called both all ins and had both players covered. He was ahead with a set of twos holding 
. Kitai had two pair with [
and Bitoun was in last place with only a pair holding 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the and Kurganov eliminated both players and has already more than tripled his stack in about 20 minutes of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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