Talal Shakerchi’s Aces Hold Up Against Igor Kurganov
Talal Shakerchi raised to 55,000 from middle position and Stephen Chidwick called on the button and Igor Kuganov defended his big blind.
The flop was [8s][8h][7h] and all three players checked. The turn was the [2h] and Kurganov led out for 125,000. Shakerchi called and Chdwick folded.
The river was the [ks] and Kurganov used a time extension chip before checking. Shakerchi checked behind.
Hole cards courtesy of the PokerGO live stream:
Shakerchi; [as][ac]
Chidwick: [5h][5d]
Kurganov: [qh][jd]