Aces Give Kurganov The Lead
Level 17
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Igor Kurganov raised to 32,000 preflop and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Gruissem checked to Kurganov who bet 40,000. Gruissem raised it up to 110,000 and Kurganov went in to the tank. After a while he put out 210,000 and Gruissem moved all in. Kurganov snap-called.
Kurganov: 
Gruissem: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Kurganov doubled back up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,104,000
533,000
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533,000 |
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396,000
-533,000
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-533,000 |
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