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.