Kusnerak Gets the Call
Level 30
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
James Brown limped in from the small blind and Daniel Kusnerak checked.
The flop was 
and Brown bet 200,000. Kusnerak called and the turn was 
.
Brown bet 350,000 on the turn and Kusnerak made another smooth call. The river was 
.
Brown fired 500,000 at the river and Kusnerak raised to 1,200,000. Brown thought it over and then called, turning over 
for the top pair of kings, but Kusernak turned over 
for the straight to take the pot and the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,160,000 | 1,910,000 |
|
2,080,000 | -2,230,000 |
and Brown bet 450,000. Zhang called and the turn was 
.
. Both players checked and Zhang turned over 
in the muck and Zhang dragged the pot.
and the kings held to send Strange to the rail in fifth place for $17,475.
and the flopped jack was good enough to eliminated Malone in 6th place for $13,323.
and Brown's full house sent Ilcaffas to the rail in seventh place.
. 
for the seven-high flush, but Brown had