There was a substantial pot of about 930,000 already brewing and the board read when we got to the table. Rainer Kempe bet 160,000 from the cutoff and his lone opponent called from the button.
The fell on the river and after spending a bit of time in the tank, Kempe checked. The button jammed for about 375,000, and after some consideration, Kempe called for less and tabled . His hand was good enough to win the pot against the button who held so he took the chips to double up.
Partypoker Sponsored Pro Marcel Luske was in middle position and got all the chips in the middle on a flop against a single opponent in the small blind who had him covered.
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Luske was ahead with his kings but needed to dodge his opponent's straight and flush draws in order to win the pot. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river changed anything, so Luske took the chips to double up.
With a substantial pot of about 760,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Dylan Linde bet 700,000 from the big blind to put his opponent, who was in the cutoff, to a decision for his 393,000-chip stack. He called and Linde tabled for top pair, top kicker. His opponent flipped over for a turned set, so he took the pot to double up.
Four players saw a flop of and action checked around to Rainer Kempe on the button. He bet 80,000, the small blind called, and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas check-raised to 250,000 from early position. The hijack folded, Kempe folded, and the small blind called.
The fell on the turn and the small blind checked. Konstas jammed for 322,000, the small blind folded, and Konstas took the pot.