Urbanovich Takes the Lead
Hand #99: Igor Kurganov got a walk.
Hand #100: Dzmitry Urbanovich made it 200,000 in the cutoff with , and Max Altergott called in the big blind with . The final board came , and the only action was a check-call on the turn by Altergott.
Hand #101: Kurganov jammed on the button and got two quick folds with an unknown hand.
Hand #102: Kurganov opened to 225,000 with , and Urbanovich called with in the big blind. He flopped trips on . He checked, and Kurganov bet 250,000. Urbanovich raised to 655,000, Kurganov called after thinking briefly, and Urbanovich filled up on the turn. He kept up the aggression with a bet of 880,000, and Kurganov took a couple of minutes to call. The river gave Kurganov aces up, and Urbanovich bet 1.725 million after a lengthy tank.
"No coffee right now?" Kurganov asked. "Nothing to hide?"
Kurganov then asked if Urbanovich was really tanking with trips. He called, and Urbanovich took down the massive pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dzmitry Urbanovich |
8,720,000
5,630,000
|
5,630,000 |
|
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Igor Kurganov |
3,330,000
-3,475,000
|
-3,475,000 |
Max Altergott |
2,330,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Dario Sammartino |
1,990,000
-865,000
|
-865,000 |
Erik Seidel |
1,385,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|