Reinkemeier Falling Short, But Fighting
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From the button, Erik Seidel raised to 11,500. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Reinkemeier checked, and Seidel bet 12,000. Reinkemeier called.
The turn was the 
, and both Reinkemeier and Seidel checked through to see the 
land on the river. Reinkemeier checked with 40,000 exactly left in his stack. Seidel bet 40,000 to put him to the test for all of his chips, but the German folded.
On the very next hand, action folded to Reinkemeier in the small blind. He moved all in for 39,500 against Ivan Luca's big blind. Luca mulled it over for a few moments, then folded, and Reinkemeier won the pot to get some chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
48,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |