Romero Picks Off the Bluff
It folded to Rainer Kempe in the small blind and he limped. The big blind, James Romero, raised to 225,000 and Kempe called.
The flop was dealt [qs7c4d] and both players checked. The [8d] turn fell and Kempe fired a bet of 350,000 this time. He was called by Romero and the [qd] river completed the board.
Kempe used a time extension before he bet 1,050,000 and then Romero had to use a time extension. He did end up calling and Kempe was forced to show [th6c] for just ten-high.
Romero had the best hand when he showed [6s4s] and he picked up a significant pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| James Romero | 4,775,000 |
475,000  |
| Rainer Kempe | 3,500,000 |
-1,900,000  |
| Niall Farrell | 2,815,000 |
-785,000 |
| Roberto José Sagra | 1,850,000 |
-150,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 1,735,000 |
310,000 |
| Joao Simao | 1,570,000 |
175,000 |
