McDonald Rivers Kurganov for His Tournament Life
Level 13
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The board showed 
when we arrived on the scene as Igor Kurganov had a bet of 120,000 out in front of him, while Mike McDonald was all in for 295,000.
Kurganov ended up making the call and the showdown went as following.
McDonald: 
Kurganov: 
The river was the 
and that kept McDonald alive, while Kurganov took a big hit. This hand aside Kurganov still holds the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,420,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
845,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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