Helppi Leads as Five Remain
The remaining five players are on a scheduled five-minute break and five hands of the next level have been completed thus far. Juha Helppi won the last three pots in a row and pulled into the lead.
Helppi first turned a set of nines against a button limp by jens "98snaeJ" Kyllonen when Jesus Cortes also stuck around from the big blind. Little action followed on a 
board to award the pot to Helppi with the 
.
Helppi then bet a four-way limped 
flop for 100,000 and Mike Watson was the only caller. They checked the 55h] turn and Helppi bet the pot on the river to force a fold.
Helppi then bested Belarmino "Iseey0urcard" De Souza who defended the big blind and check-called one bet on the 
turn, the 
river was checked. De Souza tabled 
nd Helppi had that beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,888
966,750
|
966,750 |
|
||
|
2,328,828
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
1,243,882
-458,000
|
-458,000 |
|
1,153,748
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
|
||
|
1,122,654
95,750
|
95,750 |