Timoshenko Always Smiling
From under the gun, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 9,000. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the next seat, Igor Kurganov called on the button, Stanley Choi called from the small blind, and Rono Lo called from the big blind to create a five-way affair going to the flop.
On the 
flop, action was checked by Choi, Lo, and Esfandiari. Timoshenko bet 20,000, and Kurganov called. Choi, Lo, and Esfandiari all folded.
The turn paired the board with the 
, and both Timoshenko and Kurganov checked. Then, the river completed the board with the 
. Timoshenko fired 48,000, and Kurganov folded.
As Timoshenko pulled in the pot, Kurganov peered in at him. "Is that a smile I see, Yev?" he asked. Timoshenko did have a very small smile on his face, but after the comment it was much larger.
"Ahh, now you do!" said Kurganov.
"I'm always smiling," said Timoshenko. "Especially after I just won a tournament."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
195,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
137,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
||
board. Phil Ivey thought for a bit, and then raised to put Vogelsang all in. Vogelsang called off and was all in for a total of 177,400 holding trips with the 
. Ivey had the 
.
, and Ivey was forced to send over the chips to Vogelsang.
for a flush draw, and Polk had the 
for top pair, top kicker.
to give Negreanu his flush, and then the river completed the board with the 
.
. Newey had the 
, and McDonald had the 
