Sometimes Taking a Chance Can be Costly
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Allen Kessler raised to 2,500 from middle position and was called by Chance Kornuth from the hijack. The small blind came along, as did Christopher George in the big blind.
The flop came 
. The small blind checked, and George bet 4,500. Kessler folded, and Kornuth called. The small blind thought about it and eventually decided to fold.
The turn was the 
. George checked this time and Kornuth bet 6,000. George called.
The river was the 
. George checked once again and Kornuth put out a bet of 22,000. George went into the tank for a full minute before deciding to call.
Kornuth tabled 
for a set of eights. George mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 72,700 |
|
35,000 | -29,200 |
, Mukul Pahuja checked from the big blind. 
. Pahuja led out for 14,000. Kurganov went into the tank and called.
. Pahuja checked to his opponent and Kurganov fired out a bet of 40,000. 
for a pair of jacks, and Pahuja tabled 
for two pair, tens and twos. Kurganov was left with just 22,000 from the 121,000 chip stack he started with today.
while his opponent showed a dominated 
.
and the river was the 
, giving Kessler the pot.
as Ryan Riess and his neighbor Robert Mizrachi got their chips in. Riess had the advantage turning over 
for a set while Mizrachi had 
on the turn was somewhat of a scary card for Riess but the 
on the river was a blank and he got his 11,800 back times two, plus what was in the pot already.
. Angelov chipped up to 66,000 after the hand.
river.
. Tran chipped up to 50,000 after the hand.