First Hand Goes To Reinkemeier
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
On the first hand at the final table Vogelsang raised to 105,000 under the gun with 
and Bill Perkins called from the small blind with 
. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought 
.
Both blinds checked to Vogelsang who checked behind as well.
On the turn the 
hit and Perksin grabbed chips betting 150,000. The action was now on Reinkemeier who tanked for a bit and called. Vogelsang folded his tens and the river brought the 
.
Perkins' hand was counterfeited on the river and he decided to check to his German opponent. Reinkemeier had the hand locked up and checked as well.
"I got counterfeited," Perkins said, but Reinkemeier had the best hand anyway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
1,200,000
355,000
|
355,000 |