Vogelsang Goes Down, Kempe Chips Up
Both Germans returned from break at the bottom of the leaderboard and they’re heading in opposite directions.
First, Stephen Chidwick bet 55,000 on the river with the board reading [As3c2d4dJc]. Vogelsand, who was in the big blind, thought for a majority of his time bank and then called – only to see Chidwick table [Ad6d]. Top pair was good and one German fell down to a dozen bigs.
In one of the next hands, Rainer Kempe opened to 40,000 and Sam Soverel called in the small blind.
Soverel check-called 30,000 after the [AdQhJh] flop and then check-fold to Kempe’s 60,000 chip bet after the [Kd] fell on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 675,000 |
40,000  |
| Sam Soverel | 660,000 |
-65,000  |
| Rainer Kempe | 455,000 |
55,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 250,000 |
-85,000 |
