Kempe Takes Over the Chip Lead
Sam Soverel took a slight lead into the heads-up battle, but a thin bluff in the first hand and an attacking raise in the second gave Kempe the slimmest of chip leads. Kempe limped in the next hand with [9c9h] and Sam Soverel raised to 240,000 with [6c5h].
Kempe opted to move all-in and that elicited a fold from Soverel, who has already got two runner-up results this British Poker Open.
Has the pendulum swung crucially early in this heads-up match?
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rainer Kempe | 2,050,000 |
540,000  |
| Sam Soverel | 1,500,000 |
-440,000  |
