Hunichen and Kurganov Both Flop a Pair
Level 15
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Igor Kurganov opened to 55,000 in the hijack with 
and was called by Chris Hunichen in the small blind with 
. The flop came 
giving both players a pair but they checked to the 
on the turn.
Another two checks led to the 
as a couple of the big stacks played the hand very cautiously. Hunichen led out for 110,000 on the river and Kurganov quickly called only to see the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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|
1,590,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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