Igor Kurganov opened for 32,000 under the gun only to have Andrew Robl, who was recently featured in the new poker book Ship It Holla Ballas!, three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind. Kurganov responded by four-betting big and Robl called off for 260,000 total.
Robl:
Kurganov:
Robl was way behind and in desperate need of an ace, and he didn't have to wait long as the appeared in the window followed by the and . Kurganov's kings were cracked, but he could still retake the lead with either a king or ten. The turn wasn't it, and neither was the river.
Robl has been nursing a short stack most of the day, but now he finds himself second in chips.
Andrew Robl limped in on the button for 16,000, before Dan Shak raised to 72,000 from the small blind. Igor Kurganov folded from the big blind after a brief hesitation, then Robl took a minute. Robl eventually called, and the flop came down .
On the flop, Shak fired 155,000. Robl took his usual time, then announced that he was all in.
"I guess I call, but I'm behind," said Shak as he made the call for his last 144,000. He turned up the and was up against Robl's .
"I need a queen... or running diamonds," said Shak with a sigh as he awaited the turn and river.
The turn was the leaving Shak down to needing just a queen to win him the hand. The river was the , though, and Shak couldn't pull it off. He was eliminated in fourth place, and earned AU$237,000.
Andrew Robl raised to 32,000 on the button, and Igor Kurganov called from the small blind. In the big blind, Masa Kagawa reraised the pot to 134,000. Robl folded, Kurganov went all in, and Kagawa called.
Kagawa showed the and was up against the for Kurganov.
The flop, turn and river ran out , and Kagawa doubled up.
In the last hand of Level 12, Igor Kurganov raised to 32,000 from the button and Masa Kagawa called from the small blind. Andrew Robl then three-bet to 120,000 from the big, only Kurganov called, and the flop came down .
Both players ended up checking, as they did on the turn, and then Robl led out with a big bet of 175,000 on the river. Kurganov called but mucked when Robl rolled over .
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On a board of , Andrew Robl bet 125,000 and received a call from Igor Kurganov. The completed the board on the river and Robl kept the pressure on with a bet of 200,000, which proved enough to get the job done as Kurganov gave up on the hand.
Igo Kurganov limped from the button, Masa Kagawa did the same from the small blind, and Andrew Robl checked his option from the big. All three players then checked the flop, and Kagawa checked the turn. Robl took the opportunity to bet 30,000, Kurganov folded, and Kagawa called, bringing about the turn. Kagawa checked for a third time, and then ended up folding when Robl bet 95,000.
appeared in the window followed by the 
and 
. Kurganov's kings were cracked, but he could still retake the lead with either a king or ten. The 
turn wasn't it, and neither was the 
river.
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and was up against Robl's 
.
leaving Shak down to needing just a queen to win him the hand. The river was the 
, though, and Shak couldn't pull it off. He was eliminated in fourth place, and earned AU$237,000.
and was up against the 
for Kurganov.
, and Kagawa doubled up.
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turn, and then Robl led out with a big bet of 175,000 on the 
river. Kurganov called but mucked when Robl rolled over 
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turn. Kagawa checked for a third time, and then ended up folding when Robl bet 95,000.