Frank Takes from Helppi; Liberto Ousted
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With around 35,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Christopher Frank checked from the small blind and Juha Helppi bet 15,000 from the under-the-gun position. David Peters called from the button, Frank check-raised to 46,000, and Helppi called. Peters got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the 
turn.
Frank checked, Helppi bet 35,000, and the young German called before both players checked the 
river.
"Ace," Frank said excitedly before rolling over the 
. It was good as Helppi sent his cards to the muck unseen.
Meanwhile, Justin Liberto has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
122,000
-198,000
|
-198,000 |
|
Busted |
and found himself in a race situation with Byron Kaverman, who held the 
.
flop didn't help Kaverman much, but the 
turn did as he picked up an open-ended straight draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
, which put a nail in Charania's coffin.
flop saw McDonald check-call a bet of 32,000, and then he check-called one of 46,000 on the 
turn.
completed the board on the river, both players checked and McDonald tabled the 
.
Scott Seiver had bet 56,000 from the cutoff. Mikita Badziakouski on the button tanked for a long time and the clock was called. The tournament director came over and informed Badziakouski he had one minute to act on his hand.
before tossing his cards into the muck. He was caught red handed as Badziakouski took it down with just the 
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, two checks saw Huidong Gu bet 52,000. Jean-Noel Thorel then woke up with a check-raise to 130,500, David Peters folded, and Gu made the call to see the 
