Kempe Doubles Gruissem (and Vice Versa)
Level 13
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000 under the gun and action folded to Rainer Kempe in the big blind. He shoved all in and his country man called instantly. Kempe was drawing slim holding 
as Gruissem was the owner of 
. The board ran out 
and Kempe had to hand over 96,500 to his neighbor.
The next hand action folded to Kempe and he moved in from the small blind for his last 9,500. Gruissem had just about an automatic call but looked at his cards first, said something we didn't really hear, and called. Kempe showed a monster with 
but he was up against a real hand as Gruissem revealed 
with a big smile. Kempe chuckled and the two players saw the board run out 
.
It hasn't been Kempe's day so far, but he's still in!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,500
90,500
|
90,500 |
|
||
|
22,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |