Monday, March 7, 2016 9:14 PM Local Time
Tom Kearney Knew it Was Coming
Tom Kearney opens to 25,000 in early position, and Igor Kurganov defends his big blind.
The flop is , and Kurganov check-calls a continuation bet of 22,000. Both players check through the turn, and the river brings the . Kurganov checks for the third time, and Kearney bets 26,000. After just a moment, Kurganov announces, "All in," on a check-shove.
Kearney shakes his head. "I knew that was coming too," he says. A couple seconds later, he slaps his cards into the muck, and Kurganov takes the pot.
Igor Kurganov - 1,310,000
Tom Kearney - 270,000