A Three-Way Tango
Hand #167: On a board reading 
, Igor Kurganov check-called a bet of 400,000 from Dan Cates. The 
completed the board on the river and Kurganov, who held the 
, checked and Cates, who held the best hand with the 
, bet 1.1 million. Kurganov folded and rightly so.
Hand #168: Dan Cates got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #169: Igor Kurganov moved all in for 2.195 million from the button with the 
and took down the pot.
Hand #170: Dan Cates called from the button with the 
and Igor Kurganov checked his option from the big blind with the 
. Cates led out for 160,000 on the 
, Kurganov called, and the peeled off on the turn. Kurganov checked, Cates bet 430,000, and Kurganov folded.
Hand #171: Dan Cates, who held pocket eights, got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #172: Dan Cates limped from the small blind with the 
, Daniel Colman checked his option from the big with the 
, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the 
, and Cates check-folded to a bet of 280,000.
Hand #173: Dan Cates limped the button with the 
, Daniel Colman called from the small blind with the 
, and Igor Kurganov checked his option from the big with the 
. The 
flop saw Cates bet 160,000 after it checked to him, and only Colman, who had a flush draw, made the call. The 
turn paired the board, Colman led out for 600,000, and as a result he took down the pot.