Kurganov Takes from Juanda; Muehloecker From Chidwick
John Juanda defended his big blind to a raise by Igor Kurganov and the duo headed to the flop of 
. "Are you trying to tell me you don't have king-jack?" Kurganov asked but received no reaction. Juanda checked and called a bet of 13,000 before the 
turn was checked. On the 
river, Juanda bet 32,000 and Kurganov quickly called.
Juanda was caught bluffing with the 
while Kurganov claimed the pot with 
.
Over on the other table, Thomas Muehloecker opened to 27,000 and Stephen Chidwick called from two seats over in the hijack. Both checked through a flop of 
and Muehloecker bet the 
turn for 38,000, Chidwick called. After the 
river, Muehloecker used one time bank extension before betting 72,000 and Chidwick called.
Muehloecker rolled over the 
for bottom set and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
530,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
470,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||