Paul Hockin raised to 7,000,000 from the button, Claudio Di Giacomo called from the small blind, and Rainer Kempe called from the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Hockin. He bet 9,000,000, Di Giacomo folded, and Kempe check-raised to 22,000,000. After some consideration, Hockin called.
The fell on the turn and Kempe shoved for 67,000,000, sending Hockin into the tank. He ultimately folded and the dealer pushed the pot Kempe's way.
Rainer Kempe was in the small blind and got all the chips in the middle before the flop against Manuel Martinez, who was in the big blind.
Kempe:
Martinez:
Martinez was way ahead with his pocket kings and Kempe needed help from the deck in order to eliminate his opponent. The board ran out to give Kempe the nut flush but make a full boat for Martinez, so he took the pot to double up.
Andrei-Lucian Boghean got his short stack in before the flop against Manuel Martinez, who had him covered by a fair margin.
Boghean:
Martinez:
Boghean was behind and needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out to give Martinez the nut flush, so he took the pot to end Boghean's run in this event.
With about 17,000,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Andrei-Lucian Boghean checked from the big blind and Rainer Kempe bet 5,000,000 from the hijack. Boghean check-raised to 17,000,000, Kempe moved all-in, and Boghean called with the larger of the two stacks by a narrow margin.
Kempe:
Boghean:
Boghean had the lead with top pair and Kempe needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. The on the turn put Kempe in the lead, the river changed nothing and Kempe took the pot to leave Boghean extremely short.