Igor Kurganov and Daniel Negreanu Trade Banter
“This is one of those spots where I’ve got to bet a little something,” said Daniel Negreanu on a board of [qd][qh][qs][4c]. “Not too much. Not too little.”
Negreanu bet 225,000 out of the small blind and Igor Kurganov called from middle position.
“I think he’s got two nines or two tens,” said Negreanu.
“We might have the same hand,” said Kurganov.
“I like that line,” said Negreanu.
The river was the [7s] and Negreanu opted to check. Kurganov checked behind. Negreanu tabled [ac][kh] and Kurganov won the pot with [9s][9h].
“I knew he had nines,” said Negreanu with a laugh. “I had planned on shoving the river. There was also part of the plan where an ace or a king comes. Would have called?”
“I would not have been happy if you shoved,” said Kurganov.
Kurganov won the pot and now has the biggest stack at the table. They are both still well behind Alex Foxen, who is the overall leader and sitting at the feature table.