Kimmo Kurko Runs Into Aces
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Kimmo Matias Kurko lost about one-third of his stack before he got involved in the battle of the blinds and a battle of the Finns.
The action folded to Kurko in the small blind when he jammed for about 60,000 with 
. Risto Hentunen in the big blind looked down at his cards and called with 
.
Although a nine hit the board, Kurkko was unable to get any more help and was one of the early casualties of the tournament.
Table 1 broke following three other eliminations including Finland's Tony Michael Pham, Lithuania's Anatolijus Balinskis amd Estonia's Mairo Matsi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |