Pahuja Takes a Chunk From Kurganov
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With about 6,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Mukul Pahuja checked from the big blind.
Igor Kurganov was in middle position and bet 2,500. Action was back on Pahuja and he decided to put in a check-raise to 8,000. Kurganov called.
The turn was the 
. Pahuja led out for 14,000. Kurganov went into the tank and called.
The river was the 
. Pahuja checked to his opponent and Kurganov fired out a bet of 40,000.
Pahuja thought about it for a full minute before piling some chips in the middle, indicating a call.
Kurganov tabled 
for a pair of jacks, and Pahuja tabled 
for two pair, tens and twos. Kurganov was left with just 22,000 from the 121,000 chip stack he started with today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
22,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
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