Rainer Kempe Eliminated in 3rd Place (HK$ 1,466,000)
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
In one of the first few hands of the new level, Erik Seidel open-shoved the small blind and Rainer Kempe called all in for his last 195,000 in the big blind.
Rainer Kempe: 
Erik Seidel: 
The board came 
and Kempe doubled with a pair of aces.
He then made it 90,000 to go from the button two hands later and Dan Colman moved all in from the small blind. Seidel got out of the way and Kempe snap-called.
Rainer Kempe: 
Dan Colman: 
The comeback from just over three big blinds was still possible on a flop of 
, but Colman spiked the 
on the turn to improve to trips sixes. A blank 
on the river sent Kempe to the rail in 3rd place for HK$ 1,466,000 and Colman will start heads-up with an almost two-to-one lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,380,000 | 440,000 |
|
770,000 | -155,000 |
|
Busted |