Kempe Slips
Level 11
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With about 200,000 already in the middle and the board reading 
Rainer Kempe checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, who was under the gun. He bet 60,000 and Kempe called.
The turn brought the 
, Kempe checked, his opponent bet 160,000, and Kempe called.
The 
fell on the river and Kempe checked a third time. His opponent bet 325,000 and Kempe went into the tank for over half a minute before he called. Kempe's opponent showed 
for a turned set of sevens, Kempe tossed his cards into the muck, and the dealer pushed the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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570,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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