Thorel Above One Million, Kempe Below
Level 16
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel made it 100,000 from the button and Rainer Kempe defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and after a Kempe check, Thorel continued for 105,000. Kempe called and the turn came the 
. This time Kempe check-called a 150,000-chip bet from Thorel.
The river brought the 
and another check from Kempe. Thorel fired out another 150,000-chip bet and after a short time in the tank Kempe called.
Thorel showed 
and Kempe mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | |
|
700,000 |