Romero Doubles Through Kempe
Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Rainer Kempe raised to 625,000 from under the gun with 
, James Romero found 
on the button and decided to three-bet to 1,500,000. Action folded back to Kempe who called.
The flop came 
for Kempe to flop two pair but he was still behind against Romero who had the higher two pair. Kempe checked and Romero continued with a bet of 925,000. Kempe decided to shove with the bigger stack and Romero called for the 3,975,000 he had behind.
The cards went on their backs, the turn was the 
which didn't change the situation and the 
on the river didn't either and Romero doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,700,000
6,855,000
|
6,855,000 |
|
||
|
5,375,000
-7,770,000
|
-7,770,000 |