Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Igor Kurganov, who signed with PokerStars last month and plays his first PokerStars Championship Main Event as a sponsored pro here today, jumped into action just before the dinner break and he's already off to a good start.
In a recent hand, Honduras' Luis Gutierrez Turcios raised to 1,500 under the gun and Kurganov, who was to his direct left, three-bet to 3,900. Action folded back to Turcios, and he called to see a 
flop.
Turcois checked, Kurgaov bet 4,000, and the Honduran check-raised to 11,000.
Kurganov began chatting up his opponent in Spanish, and he managed to pull a few answers out of him. Whatever was said, it was enough to get Kurganov to move all in for 22,000.
Turcois wasted little time in laying down his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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and the 
and Boeree rivered a flush to survive.
before checking again on the 
turn. Hallaert continued with a bet of 3,000 and saw the big blind check-shove. Hallaert called for 11,000 total.
on the river!
rolled off the deck, with nobody showing any interest in the pot. Finally, on the end, Tito Ortiz flicked in 2,000 from the button. His two opponents quickly mucked, and Ortiz showed 
and took the pot.
and Borrego checked to Zinno who bet 2,500. The players in early and middle positions folded, and Bedell and Borrego called. 
and all three players checked to the river, which was the 
. Tollerene leaned forward, counted his stack, and then pushed the 7,500 or so in. His opponent showed down 
for trips, but Tollerene's 
meant he had a higher kicker that played.
