- The raiser bet 6,000, and Helppi called.
- Same story. Helppi called a bet of 12,000.
- This time, Helppi's opponent checked, and Juha bet 23,775. After a minute in the tank, the other player mucked, and Helppi scored the pot without a showdown. He's up to 87,000 now.
board. His opponent thought it over and made the call. The river was the 
, and both players checked. Boatman tabled 
, which was good enough to take down the pot.
flop. The gentleman in the big blind checked and the player in mid position bet 2,100. Team PokerStars Pro Johannes Steindl called in the cutoff, and the action moved back to the big blind, who now check-raised to 7,000. The mid-position bettor folded, but Steindl paused for some time before reraising all in. The big blind thought for a much shorter time before calling.
for top pair
for the tiniest flush draw 
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
Julien Brecard had his last break cut short thanks to our Gloria Balding who wanted to grab a few words with "The People's Poker Player." Brecard was kind enough to oblige and here's what he had to say about his day so far.
and [Removed:198] fired 1,900. His opponent called.
and [Removed:198] checked. His opponent checked behind.
and [Removed:198] checked again. His opponent checked behind once more and tabled the 
for ace high. [Removed:198] showed 
and won the hand with a pair of sixes on the turn. He's up to 42,000.
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