Olivier Busquet has been eliminated in this event, but he was "only" in for $5,000. We talked to him before play started today:
2014 World Series of Poker
Nivel: 7
Ciegas: 600/1,200
Ante:
Last names A-D
In a limped pot, Serkan Kurnaz check-called 1,000 on a ![]()
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flop. He check-called another 2,500 on the
turn, and he kept the passive line up on the
river. Igor Kurganov fired a third bullet at that point for 6,000.
"I call," Kurnaz said.
"Seven," Kurganov replied, flipping ![]()
. Kurnaz silently slid the dealer his cards.
Serkan Kurnaz shoved on the button for effectively 11,500 and Igor Kuganov called all in from the big blind.
Kurnaz: ![]()
Kurganov: ![]()
The flop fell ![]()
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to give Kurnaz the big advantage, but Kurganov caught the
turn to take the lead back. The
river completed the board and Kurganov scored the double-up.
In one of the last hands at the last level, Serkan Kurnaz opened to 1,600 on the button and got called by Igor Kurganov. Kurganov check-called 1,600 more on the ![]()
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flop, then 3,600 more on the
turn. Kurganov checked once more after the
fell on the river.
"I didn't like the river," Kurnaz said as he checked it back.
Kurganov showed ![]()
for second pair, but it was beaten by Kurnaz's ![]()
for two pair.
"I'm such a nit," Kurnaz said.
Nivel: 6
Ciegas: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Steven Saris raised to 1,600 on the button and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind.
The flop fell ![]()
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and it wasn't long before Busquet was all in for about 18,000 with ![]()
, leading Saris' ![]()
. However, Saris took the lead when the
turn fell and maintained it through the
river to win the match.
With stacks about even, Joe Cada raised to 1,200 from the button, and Ashton Griffin made it 3,600. Cada called, and he called another 4,000 on the ![]()
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flop. On the
turn, Griffin moved all in. Cada tanked for a couple of minutes before calling.
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Griffin had an open-ender, and Cada had made a tough call with third pair. The
river gave Cada trips, and Griffin was covered.
Zach Hyman pushed all in and was instantly called by the shorter-stacked Daniel Steinberg on a ![]()
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flop.
Hyman: ![]()
Steinberg: ![]()
"That's like, worst case," Steinberg said.
The
turn changed nothing, but the
river gave Hyman a straight and the win.