Kurganov Cracks Ivey's Aces
Phil Ivey and Igor Kurganov got into a preflop raising war that saw all of the money go in. Kurganov had opened to what looked to be 30,000 from the cutoff seat, Ivey made it 80,000-90,000 from the big blind, and then Kurganov shoved. Ivey snap-called with roughly 500,000 in his stack and tabled the 
. Kurganov had the 
.
The flop came down 
and nailed Kurganov with a set of fives.
"I had a bad feeling," Ivey commented when he saw the cards give Kurganov the set.
The turn was the 
to really finish things off as Kurganov improved to unbeatable quads. At this point, Isaac Haxton, who was seated at the other side of the table, began to laugh a little bit.
"What's so funny?" Ivey frustratingly asked. "I said I had a bad feeling."
The river completed the board with the 
and Ivey was off to the exit.
"They got me," he said to Daniel Negreanu as he passed by him on his way out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000 | 410,000 |
|
Busted |