Kruger Wins the Pot, Gets Leveled
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Jerry Yang opened the pot with an early-position raise to 300, and he found action from three players, including Justin Kruger who came along from the blinds. The dealer burned and ran out a 
flop, and Kruger check-called a continuation bet of 900 to go heads-up the rest of the way. There were 3,100 chips in the pot as the dealer put the 
down on the turn. When Kruger checked again, Yang fired a second bullet worth 2,200, and that was quickly called as well.
That brought them to the river 
, and now Kruger fired out into the pot with 2,800 of his own chips. Yang immediately sunk in his chair, and he leaned back and shook his head for a minute before double-checking his cards. It was 
in the hole for Yang, and he eventually let it go with a sigh. Kruger did him the courtesy of flashing the 
.
"Gotta show to cards to win," Yang said. Kruger may not have realized that his hand wasn't called, and he went ahead and tabled his 
as the dealer pushed the chips. Yang simply nodded at the free information.
Kruger is up to 26,500, while Yang slides back to 21,025.