Troyanovskiy Doubles Through Kurganov
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Igor Kurganov found 
in the under-the-gun position and he raised to 60,000. He was called by big blind Vladimir Troyanovskiy with 
and the two Russians at the final table battled it out.
The flop was dealt 
and Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 35,000 from Kurganov. The turn was the 
which gave Troyanovskiy even more outs as he hit a flush draw. There was 255,000 in the pot at this point and Troyanovskiy only had 250,000 behind.
Kurganov opted for a bet of 125,000 after Troyanovskiy had bet, exactly half of the stack of Troyanovskiy. The call was made and the 
was dealt on the river.
Troyanovskiy checked again and Kurganov pulled the trigger and put him all in and the call was made again by Troyanovskiy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
380,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
||
. Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind with 
. 
and he was called by big blind Kristen Bicknell with 
. 
and Bicknell checked to Kisacikoglu who continued with a smaller bet of 55,000. That was already enough to make Bicknell fold and Kisacikoglu picked up another pot to increase his chip lead.
and he was called by both players from the blinds. Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the small blind with 
and Igor Kurganov called with 
. 
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and Troyanovskiy bet 100,000. Kurganov got out of the way with his pocket fours but Heath called with his pair of queens. 
and it folded to big blind Ben Heath who had to use a time bank chip to make a decision with 
. He ended up calling and they opened up to see they were flipping. 
. Wai Kin Yong checked in the big blind with 
