Hand #133: Steve Buckner Doubles Thru Chance Kornuth
May 26, 2022
Chance Kornuth raises to 1,000,000, Steve Buckner thinks for about 20 seconds before he calls.
The flop comes 
, Buckner bets 2,300,000, and Kornuth thinks for about 20 seconds before he calls.
The turn card is the 
, Buckner moves all in for 14,800,000, and Kornuth says, “My kicker’s not so good, cuz.”
Kornuth uses two of his Time Chips, at one point saying, “This is a brutal spot, man.”
After more than a minute, Kornuth calls with 
for a pair of queens, but Buckner turns over 
for a pair of queens with a higher kicker. Buckner needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The river card is the 
, and Buckner wins the pot with a pair of queens and his nine kicker to double up in chips, knocking Kornuth down to five big blinds.
Seat 1. Steve Buckner – 36,700,000 (73 bb)
Seat 5. Chance Kornuth – 2,650,000 (5 bb)
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