Kempe Busts in Two Hands
Sergey "z1gzag" Konovalov raised to 1,500 from the hijack and Rainer Kempe three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind which Konovalov called. The flop came 
, Kempe continued with a bet of 4,257 for Konovalov to raise to 9,114 and Kempe to call. The turn was the 
and Kempe opted to check. Konovalov shoved for 25,374 which Kempe called with the bigger stack.
Sergey "z1gzag" Konovalov: 
Rainer Kempe: 
Both players had flopped two pair but Konovalov was ahead with the higher ones and doubled up as the 
completed the board.
On the next hand, Dave "Endboss22" McLeod raised to 1,600 from the early position and Kempe three-bet to 6,400 from the small blind which McLeod called. The flop came with the 
, Kempe bet 4,752 but McLeod opted to raise to put Kempe all-in who called for the remaining 44,757.
Rainer Kempe: 
Dave "Endboss22" McLeod: 
McLeod had flopped the open-ended straight draw while Kempe held the overpair.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn for McLeod to pick up some extra outs to eliminate Kempe while the river completed the board with the 
for McLeod to hit the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
197,089 | |
|
115,765
15,765
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15,765 |
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112,295
12,295
|
12,295 |
|
109,715
9,715
|
9,715 |
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81,776 | |
|
Busted | |
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