The defending champ was light on chips and needed to get lucky for his first double, but he's primed to make another run after doubling once again, this time in a huge pot.
Four players saw a flop, and when we got to the table Byron Kaverman and Jason Koon had 57,000 in front of each of them in the big blind and under the gun, respectively. Leon Tsoukernik had a raise to 160,000 out, and Rainer Kempe was putting in calling chips from the button, though we couldn't tell if he had bet initially or saw all that action ahead of him. In any case, the two early players folded, leaving it heads up to a . Tsoukernik checked and Kempe dropped in a bet of what looked like about 150,000 more. Tsoukernik shoved all in and Kempe snap-called for his stack of 502,000.
Kempe:
Tsoukernik:
Tsoukernik had flopped the nuts but was now drawing dead. The meaningless river was a .
Justin Bonomo raised to 32,000 from early position, and Dan Shak, who was next to act, called. David Einhorn called from the small blind and the three players saw a flop.
All three players checked, and the turn brought the . The action checked around again, and the fell on the river. Einhorn checked, Bonomo bet 40,000, and Dan Shak went into the tank for just over one minute before he called.
Bonomo tabled for ace high, and Shak showed for a pair of jacks, which was good enough to win the pot.
Rainer Kempe had pushed all in for 310,000 preflop from the big blind when we got to his table just after the redraw. Bill Klein was under the gun and had him at risk.
Kempe:
Klein:
Klein was in a dominating spot and nothing changed on the . However, a turn gave Kempe a big lead.
"But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night," Klein cracked.
Koray Aldemir check-called out of the big blind when Byron Kaverman bet 57,000 on a board of from the cutoff. On the river, Aldemir checked a final time. Kaverman waited almost his whole 30 seconds before betting 110,000. Aldemir tanked long enough to use a time extension and then announced all in. Kaverman immediately asked for a count, which yielded 404,000. He thought enough to use his own extension and then dropped in some chips to call.
Aldemir simply nodded in resignation and showed for flopped two pair that had been counterfeited. Kaverman turned over for the nut flush.
Leon Tsoukernik opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 110,000 out of the small blind. After a few moments of thought, Tsoukernik called.
The flop fell and both players checked.
The turn brought the and both players checked once more.
The fell on the river, and Vogelsang bet 55,000. Tsoukernik min-raised to 110,000, sending Vogelsang into the tank. After just over one minute, Vogelsang called. Tsoukernik tabled for the nut flush, and Voglesang mucked.
Daniel Negreanu was heads-up with Jake Schindler on a board of , and checked from the big blind. Jake Schindler, on the button, bet 72,000, and Negreanu moved all in for approximately 210,000. After thinking for a few moments, Schindler called and tabled for aces up, which dominated Negreanu's .
The fell on the river, and Negreanu was eliminated.
flop, and when we got to the table Byron Kaverman and Jason Koon had 57,000 in front of each of them in the big blind and under the gun, respectively. Leon Tsoukernik had a raise to 160,000 out, and Rainer Kempe was putting in calling chips from the button, though we couldn't tell if he had bet initially or saw all that action ahead of him. In any case, the two early players folded, leaving it heads up to a 
. Tsoukernik checked and Kempe dropped in a bet of what looked like about 150,000 more. Tsoukernik shoved all in and Kempe snap-called for his stack of 502,000.
.
. The action checked around again, and the 
for ace high, and Shak showed 
for a pair of jacks, which was good enough to win the pot.
. However, a 
turn gave Kempe a big lead.
, no help to the amateur.
from the cutoff. On the 
for flopped two pair that had been counterfeited. Kaverman turned over 
for the nut flush.
for the nut flush, and Voglesang mucked.
turn was followed by a 
river.
, and checked from the big blind. Jake Schindler, on the button, bet 72,000, and Negreanu moved all in for approximately 210,000. After thinking for a few moments, Schindler called and tabled 
for aces up, which dominated Negreanu's 
fell on the river, and Negreanu was eliminated.
