Big Pot Sends Kurganov to 300K
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Igor Kurganov raised to 6,000 and was called by Anton Astapau, who won his seat to this €50,000 buy-in event in a live satellite, in the next seat along. Jean-Noel Thorel reached for chips and bet 17,500 from the small blind, only to see Kurganov four-bet to 30,000. Astapau folded, but Thorel stuck around.
Both players checked the 
, with Thorel leading out for 25,500 in the 
. Kurganov called.
Thorel checked the 
and then folded when Kurganov fired a 45,000 bet.
Kurganov is now up to 300,000 chips while Thorel's stack is dwindling around the 100,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 40,000 |
|
100,000 |