Kanit and Luca At It Again
From first position, Mustapha Kanit raised to 43,000. Ivan Luca in the hijack made the call, and big blind Igor Kurganov came along for the ride as well. The flop came 
and Kurganov checked. Kanit fired 57,000 into the middle and just Luca called, Kurganov folded. Kanit checked the 
turn, but called Luca's 137,000 bet.
The 
completed the board and Kanit checked again. Luca bet a hefty 590,000 and it took Kanit several minutes before making up his mind and folding.
The next hand, the two were at it again. Action folded to Kanit on the button and he made it 43,000. Luca called from the small blind and check called a bet of 45,000 on 
. The 
on the turn was checked through and the 
hit the river. Luca lead out for 125,000, and was soon met by a raise to 360,000 from Kanit. Luca thought about it for a bit before laying it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
1,580,000
180,000
|
180,000 |