Kurganov Gets There To Bust Kho
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Igor Kurganov opened the action from the cutoff seat to 6,000, and then play folded over to Kitson Kho in the small blind. He three-bet to 16,000, and Kurganov called.
On the 
flop, Kho bet 22,500, and Kurganov made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Kho moved all in for 44,300, and Kurganov made the call, although he did so somewhat reluctantly. Kho had the 
, proving Kurganov's intuition correct with the second-best 
.
But, the 
landed on the river and gave Kurganov a winning two pair. He won the pot to send Kho to the rail and moved to about 242,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
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Busted | |