"Three Time Banks to Fold"

JC Alvarado raised to 130,000 and Igor Kurganov called to see a flop of . Both checked and Kurganov check-called a bet of 130,000 on the turn. After the river, the action went check, check, and Kurganov tabled as winning hand.

Soon after it was again Alvarado that raised to 130,000, Kurganov called. The flop brought a check, a bet of 90,000 by Alvarado and a call. On the turn, Kurganov check-called another bet of 325,000 before checking the river. Alvarado emptied the clip and bet 1.0 million.

Kurganov was sent in the think tank and eventually used all of his three remaining time bank chips. That led to a fold and Kurganov laughed. "Three time banks to fold ... pocket fours, no spade," he added while Alvarado dragged in the pot to even out the stacks once more.