Boivin Bubbles the $100,000 High Roller
Niveau 20
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Thomas Boivin raised to 1,200,000 in middle position and Igor Kurganov announced all in on the button. The action folded back to Boivin who quickly called off his last 500,000 chips. Once the action at the other table was complete, the cards were on their backs.
Igor Kurganov: 
Thomas Boivin: 
Kurganov was in a dominating position heading to the 
flop. Boivin picked up some chop outs but the 
on the turn would spell an end to his run. The 
on the river was just a formality and Boivin became the bubble boy. The remaining 15 players are all guaranteed at least $156,316.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
15,900,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
and Grafton chipped up to almost seven million chips.
putting a straight on the board and with 500,000 in the middle already, Byron Kaverman bet a cool 1,100,000.
for a queen-high straight and Kaverman mucked.
to give Ausmus the lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the river changed nothing and Ausmus won the hand. Once the chips were counted, Kempe was the player at risk for 880,000 and Ausmus having him covered by only 15,000 chips.
flop and the turn was the 
. Petrangelo bet 160,000 and Kurganov called.
for a rivered pair of queens and a blocker to the straight, but Kurganov held 
and the river the 
flop with three players all in. Mike Lim held 
for two pair.
