Rainer Kempe vs. Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick limped the small blind and Rainer Kempe checked his option in the big blind.
The [2s9cKs8d6c] board checked down to the river where Kempe bet 20,000, and Chidwick check-called.
Kempe tabled his [9h4h], and Chidwick mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 618,000 |
-62,000  |
| Rainer Kempe | 223,000 |
68,000  |
Sam Greenwood Eliminated by Vincent Bosca
Sam Greenwood played two hands from the blind near the end of Level 12 to bust in 8th place.
In the first, Sam Soverel opened to 17,000 from under the gun. The table folded to Greenwood in the big blind, who three-bet to 70,000. After a few seconds, Soverel moved all-in and Greenwood quickly folded.
In the very next hand, Vincent Bosca opened to 16,000 from under the gun and after the table folded to the blinds, Greenwood shoved from the small.
Bosca called his opponent’s 225,000~ and Greenwood needed to hit to stay alive. The shorter stack held [TcTh] to Bosca’s [QcQs] and the Spaniard’s bigger pocket pair held through the [Kd5s3d4hJh] runout.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Vicent Bosca | 715,000 |
260,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | Busted |
-310,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang Doubles Through Vicent Bosca
Vicent Bosca raised to 16,000 in middle position before Christoph Vogelsang pushed all in from the button for 146,000. Action folded back to Bosca, and he called.
Bosca: [7h7d]
Vogelsang: [AsQc]
The board ran out [9dTh5hQh4s] and Vogelsang turned top pair to ensure himself of a double up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Vicent Bosca | 455,000 |
-140,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 312,000 |
137,000 |
Two Flop Check-Raises
Ali Imsirovic opened to 18,000 from the hijack and Sam Soverel called on the button. Both blinds passed and Imsirovic checked the [Td8d6s] flop to the big stack.
Soverel bet 16,000 and Imsirovic replied with a raise to 50,000. Soverel quickly folded to conceded the pot to his High Roller of the Year competitor.
On the very next hand, Vincent Bosca (pictured) opened to 18,000 from the button and Rainer Kempe defended his big blind.
The [Ts4d3s] flop brought a check from the German and Bosca continued for 12,000. After some thought, Kempe check-shoved for just over 110,000 and Bosca quickly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 753,000 |
-22,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 595,000 |
-70,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 590,000 |
62,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 155,000 |
25,000 |
Snowmen for Sam Greenwood
Rainer Kempe opened to 13,000 from middle position and Sam Greenwood called on the button.
The [6sTh9c] flop checked through to reveal the [5d] on the turn. Kempe checked, and Greenwood bet 13,000. Kempe called, and then both players checked the [Js] on the river.
Kempe tabled his [AdKc], but it would be Greenwood’s [8s8h] that would earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 310,000 |
40,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 130,000 |
-20,000 |
Chidwick Takes From Vogelsang
Stephen Chidwick opened the cutoff to 13,000 and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet the small blind to 50,000.
Paul Newey folded his big and Chidwick called the see the [Jc9d7h] flop in-position.
Vogelsang bet 36,000 of his remaining 220,000~ on the flop and Chidwick called, before the German slowed down on the turn.
The [9h] paired the board and Vogelsang check-called 45,000.
The [8d] completed the board and after using a time extension, Vogelsang checked for a second time.
Chidwick took a majority of his 30-second clock before betting 200,000, enough to put Vogelsang all-in.
The 2017 Super High Roller Bowl champion did not call and while he’s near the bottom of the counts, Chidwick is close to the lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 680,000 |
135,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 175,000 |
-130,000 |
Stephen Chidwick Picks Off Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind.
The flop landed [5c4sQd] and Chidwick check-called a bet of 10,000 before both players checked through the [Qs] on the turn.
The river fell the [3c] and Chidwick checked. Greenwood bet 30,000 and Chidwick called.
Greenwood revealed his [JcTd], but it would be Chidwick’s [Ad6h] that would earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 545,000 |
50,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 270,000 |
-58,000 |
Nines for Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel limped the small blind and Vicent Bosca checked his option in the big blind.
The flop landed [3h3c2h] and Soverel check-called a bet of 6,000 as the turn landed the [6d].
Soverel checked, Bosca bet 24,000, and Soverel called before both players checked the [As] on the river.
Soverel tabled his [9c9h] and Bosca mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 775,000 |
21,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 665,000 |
-45,000 |
Soverel & Bosca Big Stack, Several at Another Final Table
The remaining eight players have just redrawn for their seats and Sam Soverel leads Spain’s Vincent Bosca. While Soverel is looking to make his third BPO final table, Bosca looking to cash the first event of his first series.
Several other players have also already made final tables this week, including Sam Greenwood, Stephen Chidwick, and Paul Newey. They’ll look to add to their BPO points total in Event #5 – but first they’ll need to make tomorrow’s PokerGO live stream.
Five players will bag and four will cash, with a look at the assignments provided below:
- Sam Greenwood
- Sam Soverel
- Vincent Bosca
- Stephen Chidwick
- Rainer Kempe
- Christoph Vogelsang
- Paul Newey
- Ali Imsirovic
The Event #5 payouts are listed below as well:
- £322,000
- £196,000
- £112,000
- £70,000
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 754,000 |
4,000 |
| Vicent Bosca | 710,000 |
5,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 528,000 |
193,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 495,000 |
15,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 328,000 |
-205,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 305,000 |
10,000 |
| Paul Newey | 227,000 |
37,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 150,000 |
-35,000 |
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