Helppi Puts McDonald To The Test
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Juha Helppi opened to 14,000 from the hijack and got called by Ivan Luca from the cutoff. Mike McDonald three-bet from the button to 42,000, getting the blinds out of the way. Helppi then four-bet to 289,000, by putting all of his green 25,000-chips on top of his previous bet.
Luca quickly got out of the way, but McDonald appeared to have a legitimate decision. It would be for all of McDonald's remaining stack, and the Canadian eventually elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 185,000 |
|
270,000 | -130,000 |