Kempe Applies Bubble Pressure
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kemal Aslan raised to 17,000 in the hijack and was called by Artem Khachaturov in the cutoff. Rainer Kempe three-bet to 55,000 on the button which got Aslan to fold but Khachaturoc called after a time extension.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Khachaturov checked again and Kempe tossed in a bet of 55,000. Khachaturov called and the 
paired the board on the river.
Khachaturov checked once more and Kempe slid out a bet of 275,000. That was enough to put Khachaturov to the test for his remaining chips just as the clock was paused for the bubble. Khachaturov thought for a minute but decided to put his 
face up in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000 | 180,000 |
|
256,000 | 43,000 |