Kempe Takes from Aido
Hand 1
In a limped battle of the blinds, Dan Colman checked the 
flop and called a min-bet worth 8,000 by Timothy Kuznetsov. Both then checked the 
turn before Colman checked again the 
river. Kuznetsov made it 37,000 to go and Colman gave it some consideration.
"You could be bluffing with the best hand," Colman added and Kuznetsov replied "I have two pair minimum." Ultimately, Colman folded and Kuznetsov raked in the pot.
Hand 2
One hand later, Rainer Kempe opened to 17,000 from the hijack and Sergio Aido three-bet to 47,000 from one seat over in the cutoff. Kempe called and the duo checked the flop of 
, as well as the 
turn. On the 
river, Kempe bet 72,000 and Aido tossed in two T-1,000 chips for the calls.
Kempe rolled over 
and Aido mucked to let the German, who now calls Brighton in the United Kingdom his home, rake in the pot and get close to one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
285,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
230,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
-174,000
|
-174,000 |
|
|
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