Cates Takes a Good One Off Kurganov

Hand #136: Daniel Cates took the pot.

Hand #137: Daniel Colman raised the button to 240,000 with the and Dan Cates defended the big blind with the . The flop fell , both players checked, and then Colman bet 360,000 on the turn after Cates had checked. Cates folded.

Hand #138: Igor Kurganov raised the button with the , Daniel Colman called from the big blind with the , and the flop came down . Colman checked and then folded to a continuation-bet.

Hand #139: Dan Cates raised the button to 200,000 with the and Igor Kurganov called from the big blind with the . The flop saw Kurganov check and Cates bet 200,000. Kurganov called, the dealer burned and turned the , and it went check-check. When the paired the board on the river, Kurganov checked for a third time and Cates bet 515,000. Kurganov hit the tank for a bit and then made the call. Ship the pot to Cates.