Kurtz Doubles on the First Hand of Play

Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

From the cutoff, Thomas Kurtz moved all in for roughly 120,000. Action folded around to the big blind where Stephen Song called.
Stephen Song:
Thomas Kurtz:
The flop came down putting Kurtz in a big hole, but he picked up a few outs on the
turn. The river was the
and that completed Kurtz's straight, earning him a double-up on the first hand of play and knocking Song down to about 500,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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240,000
120,000
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120,000 |