Shak Misreads Hand
Just catching the end of this hand, Dan Shak had fired 50,000 on the final board of 
. Igor Kurganov put in a raise to 160,000, and Shak snap-called.
Kurganov tabled the 
for a diamond flush, and Shak was a little confused. Shak showed that he had the 
and claimed that he thought he had the 
for the higher flush. A little upset at his mistake, Shak shook his head and sent the chips over to Kurganov.
On the rail, Vanessa Selbst, Tobias Reinkemeier and Philipp Gruissem were discussing an earlier hand involving Shak where might have misread his hand as well. It happened when Shak made a straight against Kurganov and the Russian folded trip tens. Shak showed the after the hand, and Kurganov asked Shak if he had queen-jack, to which Shak responded, "Yeah, queen-jack of hearts."
The good thing for Shak is that the mistake didn't cost him his tournament life. He's still plenty alive with 345,000 in chips and in the money earning AU$237,000. This cash also marks the third cash in a six-figure buy-in event at the Aussie Millions for Shak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | 328,000 |
|
345,000 | -195,000 |