Kurganov Falls for a Third Time

Yesterday wasn't too bad for Igor Kurganov, who finished runner-up in the $25K Challenge for AU$541,680. Today, not so much.

Kurganov was just eliminated from this this tournament for a third time, meaning he's lost AU$300,000 thus far... and still has the option to reenter.

In his most recent elimination, Kurganov limped the button and Paul Newey did the same from the small blind. David Peters then raised to 7,000 from the big, Kurganov called, and Newey woke up with a three-bet to 35,000. Peters called and Kurganov thought for a long time — even using a time extension — before just calling, which left him 13,000 or so behind.

When the flop came down , Newey moved all in and Kurganov called off.