Kuether Cut Down

We reported earlier that Joseph Kuether was off to a good start to defend his title, but we just saw him lose a big pot to the same opponent he was heads up with before. The board read , and there was already 6,600 in the pot when we arrived. The small blind led for 4,200, and Kuether made the call from the button.

The river came the , completing a back door flush, and his opponent thought for about 20 seconds before moving the rest of his chips in. It was a bet of more then 11,000, and it represented most of Kuether's stack. Kuether spent about 90 seconds in the tank before eventually giving his hand up.