{"id":27535,"date":"2013-03-21T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=27535"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:54:34","slug":"shakerchi-reclaims-the-chip-lead-kurganov-climbs-to-second-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/shakerchi-reclaims-the-chip-lead-kurganov-climbs-to-second-place.html","title":{"rendered":"Shakerchi reclaims the chip lead; Kurganov climbs to second place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shakk.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"shakk\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shakk.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shakk-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Chip Counts<\/h3>\n<p>Level 4 has ended and it is Talal Shakerchi has reclaimed the chip lead. Igor Kurganov has mounted a charge up the leader board and currently finds himself in second place. The blinds going into Level 5 are 6,000\/12,000 with a running ante of 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The players chip stacks are as below. The +\/- figure in brackets is their profit\/loss since the end of the last level and the big blind figure is how many they have for the current level.<\/p>\n<p>Talal Shakerchi \u2013693,000 (+134,000) 57.75 big blinds<br \/>\nIgor Kurganov \u2013 468,000 (+218,000) 39 big blinds<br \/>\nTobias Reinkemeier \u2013 424,000 (-172,000) 35.33 big blinds<br \/>\nDan Shak \u2013341,000 (+61,000) 28.4 big blinds<br \/>\nJason Mercier \u2013 293,000 (-12,000) 24.4big blinds<br \/>\nTony G \u2013181,000 (-60,000) 15 big blinds<\/p>\n<h3> Good level for<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Igor Kurganov<\/strong> &#8211; The Russian chipped up significantly during Level  4 and has put himself in a great position to win big points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talal Shakerchi<\/strong> &#8211; After reclaiming the chip lead again, we would expect Talal Shakerchi to keep on top of the standings.<\/p>\n<h3> Bad level for<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Tilly<\/strong> &#8211; Seventh place was only good for two points and Tilly would have much preferred a deeper run. She played well but the cards just weren\u2019t with her again today.<\/p>\n<h3> Hand of the level <\/h3>\n<p>The hand that had the biggest repercussions was Jennifer Tilly\u2019s exit hand. Tilly was down to 97,000 at the 4,000\/8,000\/1,000a level and she open-shoved with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Talal Shakerchi called with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and Tilly was a decent favourite to double up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a crisp \u00a320 note for you dealer if you give me an ace,\u201d said Tilly as the dealer fanned out the ace-less <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> flop. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> turn was no help either and despite pleas for the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, the river was the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> to end Tilly to th rail.<\/p>\n<h3> View from the booth <\/h3>\n<p>Now the flop\u2019s out of the way that\u2019s good for Jennifer. That\u2019s where he had the biggest juice surge!\u201d \u2013 Phil Laak as Jennifer Tilly\u2019s hand stays ahead of Talal Shakerchi\u2019s on the flop.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch All The Action and Join The Conversation!<\/h3>\n<p>The PartyPoker.com Premier League VI continues with daily Live Streaming coverage here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/plpstream\">bit.ly\/plpstream<\/a><\/strong> So who do you think is going to win? Let us know in the comments below and remember to follow us on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/partypoker\">Twitter <\/a><\/strong>and like us on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/partypoker\">Facebook <\/a><\/strong>now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chip Counts Level 4 has ended and it is Talal Shakerchi has reclaimed the chip lead. Igor Kurganov has mounted a charge up the leader board and currently finds himself in second place. The blinds going into Level 5 are 6,000\/12,000 with a running ante of 2,000. The players chip stacks are as below. 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