Kempe Builds the Pot
Level 5
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rainer Kempe opened to 90,000 from under the gun and Paul Phua re-raised to 270,000 on his left. The action folded back to Kempe who elected to see a flop.
On a monotone flop of 
, Kempe started with a check. Phua continued for 200,000 and Kempe check-raised to 550,000 which Phua called.
The turn was the 
and Kempe splashed in a bet of 1,000,000. Phua wasted little time before folding and Kempe dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,720,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
||
|
7,230,000
550,000
|
550,000 |