Hands #20-22: Kurganov Doubles
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #20: Mustapha Kanit raised to 160,000 from the small blind with the and Stephen Chidwick defended the big blind with the . The flop fell and Kanit led for 140,000. Chidwick called with a gutshot, and the turn paired the board.
Kanit bet 385,000 and Chidwick folded.
Hand #21: Ali Reza Fatehi made it 175,000 with the and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #22: Igor Kurganov woke up with the under the gun and made it 120,000.
Ali Reza Fatehi three-bet to 240,000 with the and when it folded back to Kurganov, he pushed.
Fatehi snap-called and a board ensured Kurganov would double up through the chip leader.