Vieira Makes Tough River Call
Igor Kurganov found himself in another battle of the blinds, this time in the small blind vs. Joao Vieira. Caught from the flop ([qs7s6c]), Kurganov led out for 25,000, called by Vieira. The turn brought the [As] and another lead from Kurganov, this time for 100,000. Call. The river brought a fourth spade – the [4s]. Kurganov bet once more: 175,000. Now Vieira paused, staring into the flop until he noticed his shot clock was running out of juice and tossed in a timebank card. Halfway through his second lot of seconds, he made the call with [Kh 7h]. Third pair turned out to be good; there wasn’t a spade between them. Kurganov showed [9d8h].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joao Vieira | 2,050,000 |
400,000  |
| Igor Kurganov | 1,860,000 |
-290,000  |
