Busquet Finds a Couple Spots
Hand #35: Igor Kurganov opened for 80,000 from the hijack holding the 
and Ole Schemion called from the cutoff with the 
. The 
flop was no help to either player, and neither was the 
turn after they had both check. The action repeated itself, and then the board paired on the river with the 
. Kurganov decided to lead out for 160,000, and it did the trick as Schemion laid down the best hand.
Hand #36: Rono Lo raised to 80,000 under the gun with the 
, and Ole Schemion three-bet it to 225,000 with the 
in the hijack. Olivier Busquet then moved all in for 655,000 with the 
in the big blind, and Lo snap-folded. Schemion wasn't getting too bad of a price, but he gave it some serious thought before releasing.
Hand #37: Dan Cates raised to 80,000 from the cutoff with the 
and he won the blinds and antes.
Hand #38: Dan Cates raised to 80,000 from the hijack with the 
, but this time he wouldn't take it down so easy as Olivier Busquet three-bet to 200,000 from the button. Action folded back to Cates and he released his hand.
Hand #39: Ole Schemion raised to 85,000 under the gun with the 
and Dan Cates called from middle position with the 
. Igor Kurganov came along from the big blind, and three players took a flop of 
. All three players checked, and then did the same on the turn. Kurganov then bet 75,000 on the 
river and Cates looked him up with the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,020,000
347,000
|
347,000 |