Bonomo Busts Kurganov and Takes Chip Lead
Level 10
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
From the button, Justin Bonomo opened with a raise to 45,000. Fresh off his double up through Isaac Haxton, Igor Kurganov reraised all in from the small blind for 524,000. After Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier folded from the big blind, Bonomo snap-called.
Bonomo's snap was followed by him tabling the mother of all hands with the 
. Kurganov turned over a not-so-good-looking 
. The board ran out 
, and Kurganov was gone.
Bonomo moved to nearly 1.3 million in chips and assumed the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,280,000
530,000
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530,000 |
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Busted | |
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