With 1.88 million in the pot and a board reading , Tom Middleton fired in a big bet of 2 million. Kimmo Kurko was suspicious enough to look him up with the , but it was no good as Middleton had rivered a straight with the .
Kimmo Kurko raised from the button to 300,000 with and Middleton defended with . They saw a flop of . Middleton check called a bet of 325,000 and they saw a turn . Middleton checked and now Kurko had added a flush draw to his gut shot, Kurko bet 450,000 and Middleton folded his pair.
Tom Middleton opened for 600,000 from the small blind with the and Kimmo Kurko defended with the . Kurko proceeded to check-call a bet of 800,000 on the flop and then both players checked the turn. It went check-check once again on the river and Middleton won the pot with queens and sevens.
Kimmo Kurko limped the button with and Tom Middleton checked with . They saw a flop of . Middleton bet out for 600,000 and Kurko called with his pair. The turn was and they both checked. The river gave Middleton his flush and, as he has done in several spots before, bet big on the river. 2,000,000 into a pot of 1,800,000. A suspicious Kurko called and saw the flush beat his two pair.
With 2.38 million in the pot and a board reading , both Tom Middleton and Kimmo Kurko checked from the big blind and button respectively. They did the same on the river and Kurko showed the for kings and sixes. Unfortunately for him, Middleton got him on the turn with the .
Kimmo Kurko has been getting slightly frustrated for the last twenty minutes, not connecting with boards and losing to river cards. He was facing yet another button raise from Tom Middleton and finally had a legitimate hand on the big blind with . A rare three bet from Kurko made Middleton lay down his .
The very next hand Kurko raised with and faced a three bet himself to 1,500,000 from Middleton holding . Kurko responded with an all-in and Middleton folded. A few pots there for Kurko may restore some confidence.
Kimmo Kurko opened for 600,000 with and Tom Middleton called with . The flop was a dream for Kurko, making a well-disguised straight, and giving Middleton an up and down straight draw with ace high. The turn was the and Middleton checked. Kurko bet 1,075,000 but unfortunately for the Finn Middleton mucked without hesitation.
Tom Middleton is grinding Kimmo Kurko down so far this level, the biggest blind level that an EPT has ever seen. We are playing 200,000 / 400,000 with a 40,000 ante. Middleton is slowly but relentlessly increasing his lead, mercilessly betting in position. Kurko has so far had nothing to fight back with and is looking a little tired and despondent at all the pressure, while Middleton’s expression remains implacable.
, Tom Middleton fired in a big bet of 2 million. Kimmo Kurko was suspicious enough to look him up with the 
, but it was no good as Middleton had rivered a straight with the 
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and Middleton defended with 
. They saw a flop of 
. Middleton check called a bet of 325,000 and they saw a turn 
. Kurko proceeded to check-call a bet of 800,000 on the 
turn. It went check-check once again on the 
river and Middleton won the pot with queens and sevens.
. They saw a flop of 
, both Tom Middleton and Kimmo Kurko checked from the big blind and button respectively. They did the same on the 
river and Kurko showed the 
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and faced a three bet himself to 1,500,000 from Middleton holding 
and Tom Middleton called with 
and Middleton checked. Kurko bet 1,075,000 but unfortunately for the Finn Middleton mucked without hesitation.