Eights Prove Great for Spindler
Level 11
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
When we arrived at Table 25, Benny Spindler had 16,500 out in front of him on the button and Philipp Gruissem had 60,000 or so out in front from the small blind. Spindler tanked before moving all in for 72,900, and Gruissem called.
Gruissem: 
Spindler: 
Gruissem flinched upon seeing his pocket pair was dominated, and he sent over nearly half his stack after the board ran out a dry 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 77,100 |
|
85,000 | -75,000 |
and Katchalov checked to Barer who bet 8,000. Katchalov check-raised to 20,000 and Barer moved all in for about 60,000 total. Katchalov called.
, 
and Barer was sent to the rail, while Katchalov jumped up the leaderboard.
we saw Rainer Kempe bet 25,200 from the big blind. Fabian Quoss made the call from first position. The 
completed the board and Kempe moved in for 65,500. Quoss made the call but couldn't beat Kempe's 
. It looked like Quoss flashed his 
and later told us Kempe had check-called the flop and lead out on the turn.
to send the pot to Spindler.
, and action was checked by O'Dwyer and Kaverman. Nitsche bet 9,000, and both of his opponents folded.
and his hand not holding up: 
. Seidel is still down a bit, he plays just under 80,000 in chips.
on the river.
