Kurganov Caught Bluffing
Niklas Astedt and Igor Kurganov were heads up in a three-bet pot with a flop of ![]()
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. Kurganov checked, Astedt tossed out a bet, and Kurganov check-raised to 31,000. Astedt called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. Kurganov led out for 40,000, and Astedt called.
Kurganov chuckled, flashing ![]()
, then mucked his hand when Astedt showed down two eights.
Astedt raked in the pot, and is now flirting with a 200,000-chip stack.