Defending Champ Loses a Flip
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Arne Kern was in the big blind, facing a raise from the button and a three-bet shove for 18,700 from the small blind. Kern slid a pile of chips in front of him to force the opener out.
Kern would have prefered a high board with 
versus 
but he didn't get one as the 
runout remained safe for the paired hand. Kern doubled his opponent but he still maneuvers a solid stack of around 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
. His opponent thought for a few moments before laying down his hand and Foxen is chipping up late in the day. Also at his table is Arsenii Karmatckii, who is fresh off his 6th place finish in the 5k NL Hold'em event.
flop. The 
turn went check-check but the big blind quickly fired 15,000 when the 
landed.
. "You got it," Anderson said and mucked his hand.
Toan Nguyen was in a decent sized pot. Action was checked to him and he decided to check it back and turned over the 
for second pair which was good enough to take the pot and continue his upward climb into the higher echelons of the chip counts.
flop and Lampropulos took the betting lead when the 
river and Lampropulos checked. Her opponent bet out 10,000 and Lampropulos double checked her hand before folding.