Tag: Igor Kurganov

Two Pair Versus Two Pair

Igor Kurganov opened under the gun for 27,000 and action folded to Kahle Burns on the button. The Australian three-bet to 90,000 and both blinds folded. Kurganov called and checked on [QsJc8d]. Burns checked behind and the [Ac] hit the turn. Kurganov checked and called once Burns bet 156,000. The

Chip Counts

The tournament crew did a full count of the nine registered players. Leon Tsoukernik leads with Igor Kurganov in second.

TV Table Gearing Up

With the addition of Lucas Reeves to the Super High Roller, the bijou field has split in two, with five players about to be streamed on PokerGO! Full player list, Level 2: Table Seat Player TV 1 Sam Grafton TV 2 Ben Heath TV 3 Christoph Vogelsang TV 4 Igor Kurganov TV 7 Rainer Kempe 1 1 Mikita Badziakouski 1 3 Leon Tsoukernik 1 6 Luke Reeves 1 7 Alex Foxen

Straddle!

Eighth to the table (and the tournament) is Leon Tsoukernik, Derren Brown-ed into Level 1 by Sam Grafton, with the magic words, "I promise you. We will not make it boring!" and proceeded to gain concensus from the whole table to play this tournament's first level with a straddle. So, an

Small Pot for Kurganov

Sam Grafton won the first two pots with little contest, exclaiming that he was now the chip leader. But he lost the third to his new neighbor Igor Kurganov. Kurganov, having just sat down for his first hand, opened the cutoff for 15,000. Grafton called from the button and Ben Heath

Igor Kurganov Eliminated by Stephen Chidwick

Igor Kurganov was all in from the big blind for 235,000 against Stephen Chidwick on the button. Kurganov: [AhJs] Chidwick: [QcQh] The board ran out [Kh7h8s5dKc] and Kurganov was eliminated.

Ace-High Win for Nick Schulman

Nick Schulman limped in for 6,000 and Igor Kurganov checked the big blind. The flop landed [8d4s2c] and Schulman checked. Kurganov bet 10,000 and Schulman called as the [Kh] and [9c] checked through on the turn and river. Schulman tabled his [As7s], and Kurganov mucked.

Charity Poker Tournaments: Everything You Need to Know

Daniel Negreanu's St. Jude's poker charity event, Tiger Woods' Tiger Jam, and Liv Boeree supporting R.E.G. are just some of the top charitable initiatives in poker.
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Chris Moneymaker once said that the beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play. But while poker is often a game in which we’re taught that winning is everything, the by-product of that mindset is often that players are money hungry in the early years of their