Morgan: "I'm Gonna Burn My Shoes"

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Igor Kurganov (hijack) and John Morgan (button) got their chips in before the flop. Morgan was the one at risk and had the slightly worse hand to start with.

John Morgan:
Igor Kurganov:

The flop didn't do much for anyone. Kurganov told Morgan he had a feeling an would hit. "It would give you a little bit of a sweat as well," Kurganov said as it would give Morgan a gutshot.

The turn, though, wasn't an eight, but the , helping Morgan take the lead in the hand. Now Kurganov needed help but he didn't seem too fazed. "I still think the eight is coming," he said.

Wouldn't you know it, the completed the board and Kurganov won the hand.

"I got river problems man," Morgan said.

As he got up from the table and shook some hands, he said: "I'm gonna go outside and burn my shoes!"

As everyone laughed, Morgan wondered off saying, "You'll see it on Twitter."

Hellmuth, who for some reason burned his shoes for good luck last night, offered to help Morgan, but he didn't seem too serious about wasting his footwear.