Championship Day 1B: Rainer Kempe Triples Up; Ido Ashkenzai Eliminated by John Dolan

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight B Entries:  341 (Total Entries: 737)

Rainer Kempe

Rainer Kempe was all in from the small blind for 9,100, Ido Ashkenazi was all in from middle position for 17,200, and John Dolan had them both covered from the hijack.

These were their cards, listed in descending order of chip counts:

John Dolan:  AcQc
Ido Ashkenazi:  QdJs
Rainer Kempe:  As8c

The board came 8d5c3sAh4d, and Kempe won the main pot with two pair, aces and eights, to triple up in chips. Dolan won the side pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Ashkenazi.

Rainer Kempe  –  28,300  (57 bb)
John Dolan  –  77,000  (154 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  Eliminated

John Dolan