Everybody Gets Away From It
Multiple strong preflop hands did not end up with the all-in situation (preflop or otherwise) that the commentary team were expecting. Rainer Kempe opened under the gun to 160,000 with [9s9h], flat called by his neighbour Leon Tsoukernik with [JsJh]. Next to act Kahle Burns passed his [KsQc]; button Igor Kurganov three-bet to 520,000 with [AsKh].
Kempe passed his nines, Tsoukernik flat called again, leading to a heads up flop of [7h5c3d]. Out led Tsoukernik, all in for 1,265,000. Kurganov folded, mentioning something about a pair…