Kurganov Pushes Out the Sydney's Pritchard
Jason Pritchard seems to be the dark horse of the tournament thus far, with numerous spectators on the rail wondering who exactly the guy in the sunglasses is.
Pritchard isn't your typical high roller. He hails from Sydney, so he's essentially playing on his home turf, and has just over today's buy-in in lifetime earnings ($105,684 to be exact). His best score to date was back in the 2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event when he finished in 29th place for A$40,000.
In a recent hand, Jason Mercier opened for 1,200 from the hijack only to have Pritchard three-bet to 3,100 from the button. Igor Kurganov then opted for a four-bet to 9,000 from the small blind, Mercier folded, and Pritchard called, bringing about a flop of 
. Kurganov continued for 8,000, Pritchard called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Again Kurganov bet, this time 18,000, and Pritchard took his time before conceding the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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80,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |