Helpping Hand
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2009 EPT Vilamoura champ Antonio Matias opened for 3,000 under the gun and faced a reraise to 8,500 from Juha Helppi in the cutoff. Matias eyed up Helppi's stack which consisted of just 16,000 behind, before making the call.
Matias checked the 
flop and Helppi bet 10,000, most of his remaining chips. Matias flat-called, and then bet out enough to cover Helppi on the 
turn. Helppi called all in, and they turned the cards over.
Helppi: 
Matias: 
Matias' speculative straight draw didn't come in on the 
river, and Helppi doubled to around 50,000.