Stang Doubles Through Kempson for Chip Lead
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Kempson raised to 110,000 from the early position and Stang called from the small blind.
The flop came 
, Stang check-raised the 155,000 continuation-bet of Kempson to 425,000. Kempson looked at the remainder of Stang's stack and then decided to shove with the bigger stack. Stang called.
Bernie Stang: 
Corey Kempson: 
The turn was the 
to give Stang the higher pair.
The river completed the board with the 
for Stang to double up and take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
1,100,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
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