Kurganov Binks One
Igor Kurganov just took a big pot off Annette Obrestad and the German pro was kind enough to explain to us what happened after he was stacking his chips.
Kurganov raised to 2,500 from early position with 
after which Obrestad three-bet to 8,800 from the big blind with 
. Kurganov made the call and with 20,000 chips in the pot the flop showed 
.
Obrestad continued by betting 10,500 and Kurganov made the call.
"And then BINK!" Kurganov smiled as he explained that the 
popped up on the turn.
The Norwegian WSOPE Main Event winner bet 22,000 on the turn and Kurganov called once more. The river brought out the 
and Obrestad bet 53,000 into 85,000 while Kurganov had 78,000 chips left.
"And then I slow rolled," Kurganov laughed as he explained how he tanked for quite some time before just making the call with his turned straight.
"I'm not still sure about that," the German pro added. Kurganov raked in a huge pot and is now among the bigger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
100,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |