Hands #26-27: Sammartino Rising, Kempe Falling
Level 22
: 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #26: Doug Polk raised to 525,000 from middle position and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Dario Sammartino raised to 550,000 from the button and Rainer Kempe defended his big blind.
They checked to the turn of an 
board where Kempe bet 480,000. Sammartino called, the 
river completed the board, and Kempe bet 840,000. Sammartino called.
Kempe showed 
for a pair of fives, but Sammartino tabled 
for a pair of eights to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
||
|
2,550,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |