Kempe Topples Altman
Level 32
: 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Rainer Kempe raised to 300,000 and Brian Altman three-bet his button to 775,000. With action back on Kempe, he made a huge raise to 1,875,000 and Altman asked how much he had behind. When he got an answer, he pushed all in and Kempe immediately called.
Altman: 
Kempe: 
The flop of 
was safe for the queens, but the 
put a scary third club on the board to give Altman more outs to catch up. The river card was the 
and Kempe grabbed the huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,975,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
4,425,000
5,475,000
|
5,475,000 |
|
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