Kurganov Busts Trickett, Siow
Level 13
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Sam Trickett opened to 35,000 under the gun, and Igor Kurganov raised to 105,000 from the hijack.
Choon Tong Siow went all in for 114,000 total from the big blind, Trickett rerasied all in to 510,000, and Kurganov called.
Choon Tong Siow: 
Sam Trickett: 
Igor Kurganov: 
It was as good of a situation as possible for Kurganov, who stood to score a double elimination and take the chip lead. Kurganov's pocket kings held up through the 
runout, trimming the field to 10 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,401,000 | 769,000 |
|
1,028,000 | 173,000 |
|
737,000 | 57,000 |
|
619,000 | -191,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |