Kimmel Picks Off Massive Bluff to Double
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Picking up the action on the river, Christopher Kimmel in the big blind was involved in a hand with Clement Richez in the cutoff. With the board reading 6♣4♠5♣6♠6♦ Kimmel bet out 800,000, leaving himself 3,800,000 behind. Richez responded by moving all in with the covering stack. Kimmel thought long and hard about the decision for his tournament life but ultimately found a tricky call with 5♠3♥. Richez could only turn over A♥10♦ to hand Kimmel a huge double while leaving himself with just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,400,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
975,000 | -4,825,000 |