Kurganov Wins a Massive One Versus Thorel
Level 11
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Igor Kurganov made a raise before the flop, and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 75,000 from one of the blinds. Kurganov made the call, and the flop brought out 
. Thorel moved all in for 470,000, and Kurganov called right away.
Kurganov: 
Thorel: 
Thorel sighed when he saw Kurganov's nearly unbeatable nut flush. The 
turn sealed it for Kurganov to leave Thorel drawing dead, and the river was the 
.
Thorel headed for the exit, while Kurganov soared to over 2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |