Philipp Hofbauer Doubles Thru Rainer Kempe

Philipp Hofbauer raised UTG+1 to 800,000, Rainer Kempe reraised from the small blind to 3.40 million (with only 43,000 behind), and Hofbauer went into the tank.

With 32 players remaining, and a pay jump for 31st place, Hofbauer used up most of their time bank (leaving less than 10 seconds) before calling all in for 884,000 with .

Kempe turned over , and Hofbauer needed their hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Hofbauer paired their ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Philipp Hofbauer  –  2.17 million  (11 bb)
Rainer Kempe  –  2.56 million  (13 bb)