Buttons Folded, Blinds Make the Action
Niveau 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Moschonas folded his button and Raghav Bansal made up the big blind, with a check from Dan Matsuzuki. On the flop of 
, Bansal led out for the min-bet of 1,000,000, called by Matsuzuki. The turn 
was checked through, as was the river 
and Matsuzuki's ace high (
) beat Bansal's king (
).
Another small blind limp followed, Matsuzuki calling but folding immediately to a shove from big blind Moschonas (15,300,000).
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,700,000 | -2,000,000 |
|
24,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
16,800,000 | 500,000 |
flop, reducing the German juggernaut's chances to win the hand. The turn was the 
, which gave Kempe a flush draw to go with his live cards.
river brick for Kempe, ending his run in fourth place. The $65,482 cash is just a blip on his astonishing 20M+ in lifetime winnings poker résumé, but a WSOP bracelet will elude him for the time being.
and found himself ahead; Kempe showed 
. "Queen of nothing!" requested railer Sam Razavi, freshly busted from this event late last night.
- another double for Moschonas, making a good show of his rebuild attempt from one big blind.
river a mere formality. Moschonas now has nearly 9 big blinds again.
flop. The 
was a blank and Ahuja was gone in fifth place.
and Moschonas now checked. Bansal bet 4,400,000 and Moschonas waved the white flag in defeat.
