Last Year's Runner-Up Stays Alive
Nível 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Igor Kurganov opened for 45,000 from the cutoff and Paul Newey, who finished runner-up in this very event one year ago, three-bet all in for 128,000 total from the button. The blinds both folded, and Kurganov, who had chips to spare, made the call.
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Newey was ahead, and he stayed there on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn gave Kurganov a gutshot, but it didn't come in as the
paired the board on the river to improve Newey to a full house.