Kempe Can't Call
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Iaron Lightbourne raised under the gun to 9,000 and Rainer Kempe called on the button. The flop came and Lightbourne continued for 11,500. Kempe called.
Both players checked the on the turn and the completed the board. Lightbourne checked for the second time and Kempe bet 32,000 with about 70,000 behind. Lightbourne pushed all in and Kempe folded after tanking for quite some time.
Kempe not only won the �25,000 Single-Day High Roller earlier this week for �539,000 and final tabled the WPT Montreal Main Event (3rd for $147,599), but also final tabled both EPT Main Events this season. He finished 5th in both Barcelona (�320,400) and Malta (�161,340). In his live poker tournament career he amassed $1,590,753.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Iaron Lightbourne |
220,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
Rainer Kempe |
70,000
-55,800
|
-55,800 |