Igor Kurganov opened for 36,000 and was called by Lo Shing Fung on the button and big blind Dan Cates.
Three players saw a flop of and they all checked to see the turn card . Kurganov bet 78,000 and when Fung folded Cates asked how much Kurganov had and raised him to 225,000.
Kurganov made the call fairly quickly and they saw a river . Cates bet 378,000 after some mental calculations. Kurganov counted out the calling chips and saw that he would be left with just a pile of yellow T1000 chips. It was effectively an all in bet by Cates.
Kurganov released his hand and Cates flipped over the . There wasn’t much of a reaction from Kurganov save for a slightly raised eyebrow.
We joined the action on the turn of a board where John Juanda had checked and Igor Kurganov had moved all in, putting Juanda to the test for his last 200,000 or so. Juanda was hesitant at first but was unwilling to fold.
Kurganov: for top two pair
Juanda: for top pair with a straight draw.
Juanda needed an ace or nine to survive but the river paired with the and the chips were shipped the way of Kurganov.
Isaac Haxton opened the button for 36,000 and got called in both the small blind (Paul Phua), and the big blind (Daniel Colman).
All three players checked the on the flop and before you knew it, the dealer had burned and turned the . Phua checked again, but Colman wasn't doing the same. The American player bet out 75,000 and Haxton quickly folded. Phua called.
The river came the and Phua checked once more. Colman fired a healthy 180,000 bet and the decision was on Phua. Phua thought about it for some time, before calling.
Colman tapped the table in defeat, which signaled Phua to show his . Colman mucked his hand, big pot to Phua.
Mike McDonald moved all in from under-the-gun for about 180,000 and it was passed to Antonio Esfandiari who reraised all in behind him. Everyone else folded.
McDonald:
Esfandiari:
The board came to double up the Canadian.
In the very next hand, Esfandiari moved all in for 286,000 and it was passed around to McDonald in the big blind. An instant call.
Esfandiari:
McDonald:
Again the board went the way of McDonald, coming and a dejected Esfandiari was knocked out.
Chistoph Vogelsang and Dan Cates had reached the river of a board reading . There was a sizable pot in the middle of the table of about 300,000.
Cates was deep in thought and after a few minutes he announced he was all in. Vogelsang sighed and called. Cates turned over for the flush and Vogelsang shook his head and tried to muck his cards. The dealer though turned them over for him, showing the table and the cameras .
They had both made their hand on the river but the flush of Cates was enough to send Vogelsang to the rail.
Chun Lei Zhou opened for 35,000 from the hijack and then called when Ole Schemion three-bet to 80,000 from the cutoff. The flop saw Zhou check-call a bet of 66,000, and then he check-called a bet of 137,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Zhou tabled the for a pair of sevens. Unfortunately for him, it was so good as Schemion had queens with the .
Isaac Haxton opened for 42,000 and from the button Antonio Esfandiari raised to 93,000. Paul Phua in the small blind then moved in over the top for a total of 417,000.
Haxton went deep in the tank. The decision was for his tournament life and he took a couple of minutes before he released his hand. When he did Esfandiari sighed and said to Haxton, “I was hoping you wold save me.”
Esfandiari made the call and showed racing against the .
The cards fell and Phua doubled. Haxton confiormed that he had folded the better pair but obviouxly would have lost anyway.
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and they all checked to see the turn card 
. Kurganov bet 78,000 and when Fung folded Cates asked how much Kurganov had and raised him to 225,000.
. Cates bet 378,000 after some mental calculations. Kurganov counted out the calling chips and saw that he would be left with just a pile of yellow T1000 chips. It was effectively an all in bet by Cates.
. There wasn’t much of a reaction from Kurganov save for a slightly raised eyebrow.
board where John Juanda had checked and Igor Kurganov had moved all in, putting Juanda to the test for his last 200,000 or so. Juanda was hesitant at first but was unwilling to fold.
for top two pair
and the chips were shipped the way of Kurganov.
. Colman mucked his hand, big pot to Phua.
to double up the Canadian.
and a dejected Esfandiari was knocked out.
.
flop saw Zhou check-call a bet of 66,000, and then he check-called a bet of 137,000 on the 
completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Zhou tabled the 
for a pair of sevens. Unfortunately for him, it was so good as Schemion had queens with the 
