Juha Helppi's stack has dropped to 22,500 after being involved in a big hand.
We joined the hand just as the dealer was putting all of the chips into the middle of the felt but it appeared that Helppi had bet, then called a raise on a 
flop.
Turn: 
and the action goes check, check
River: 
Helppi wastes no time in betting a single yellow 5,000 chip but insta-folded as his opponent raised to 17,100 in total.
Helppi now has 22,500 chips to do battle with
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Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has taken a bit of a hit. We found him check-calling a 10,000 bet from his opponent on the button on the turn of a 
board. He checked the 
river too but this time his opponent quickly moved all in for 22,725. ElkY thought about it for a few moments, but eventually folded, shaking his head.
He's still on a very healthy 50,000 after that, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
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50,000
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
|
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
40,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
||
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
36,000 | |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
34,000
3,450
|
3,450 |
|
|
||
|
33,500
-3,750
|
-3,750 |
|
30,000 | |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
27,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
24,000 | |
|
23,000 | |
|
21,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
|
||
|
21,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
19,000 | |
|
|
||
|
17,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
|
||
|
17,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
|
8,500
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
3,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Walking back to my laptop I heard the words every reporter wants to hear. No, not you can go home now and get drunk but instead "all in and call."
I'm not trying to take anything away from the excitement felt by the two players involved but the players involved are only known as Player A and Player B, imagine that.
Player A: 
and at risk
Player B: 
Final board: 
That is one less to worry about!
We all know that playing in deep stack poker events can be quite monotonous and understand why people keep themselves occupied with I Pods, I Pads, etc but on times they can be an absolute hindrance.
Over at table 26 where Team PokerStars Pro's Liv Boeree and Noah Boeken are sat we caught up with a hand at the turn. The flop was 
. Michael Huber had checked and his opponent had bet 5,600. Huber with 20,000 behind him made the call. The river was the 
and Huber checked and his opponent declared all-in. Huber was wearing headphones at the time and he simply rolled his cards face up to show 
but didn't say anything.
There was a dispute on the table in four different languages about what Huber's action meant. Huber himself admitted that he did not hear his opponent announce all-in and assumed he had checked.
Boeree called Tournament Director Thomas Kremser over to make a decision and he declared Huber's hand as live and told him that he could either call or fold. There were a few players on the table who were not happy with this decision and believed his hand should have been folded, citing different rulings in different tournaments.
Huber announced a call with his full house.
"OK enough with the slow roll - show us your quad fives." Said Boeken to the player who had gone all-in.
The player mucked his hand, Huber scooped the pot and we left to the sounds of discontent from around the table.
Oh, we have had some fun and games over at Table 3 and most of the fun has centred around Roberto Romanello. Our attention was drawn to the table after a hugh gathering amassed themselves around the table just as a rather irate [Removed:283] was walking away in apparent disgust.
We spoke to Romanello to get the low down on the action and this is what he told us. There was a limper and a raise and a cold call by [Removed:288]. Romanello had pocket Kings and made a huge raise to 8,500 which [Removed:288] called. The flop was 
and Romanello checked and [Removed:288] bet 10,000 and Romanello called. The river was and Romanello once again checked before [Removed:288] announced he was all-in. This was a decision for all of Romanello's chips and after having a discussion with the Italian decided to make the call and showed the pocket Kings. [Removed:288] erupted when he saw them and started to say a lot of words very loudly in Italian, mostly directed at Romanello, before storming out of the building. [Removed:288] has not returned in the past twenty minutes and there is just over 1,000 in chips where he used to sit.
A few hands later and he is at it again. This time against Ange Thierry Astorga. Romanello opened from early position to 725 and Astorga three-bet from the button making it 2,025 to play. Romanello makes the call. The flop is 
and Romanello again checks to Astorga who bets 5,000 and Romanello calls. The river is the 
and Romanello again checks and so does Astorga.
"King high." Says Astorga.
Romanello shows 
.
"I was calling you down with Ace high. Why does everyone want to bluff Romanello today?" Said the Welshman.
William Reynolds, whom you may remember from the 2009 EPT San Rem final table, the PCA High Roller, where we took the top spot, or the recent WSOP circuit event in Hammond where came third, seemed to have raised in early position when we arrived, and indeed had picked up a call. Jakob Carlsson - came second to Liv Boeree at EPT San Remo, if you recall - reraised from the button, and Reynolds called - only for the third player to go all in for around 21,000. Carlsson tanked up for some minutes before re-shoving, and Reynolds folded.
But what looked like it might be fun quickly evaporated into a chopped pot as Carlsson and his opponent flipped 
apiece. The pot was duly chopped up while Reynolds told the table he'd had 
which would not in the event have hit.
Carlsson is at 48,000.
Just a few we missed on the last sweep. It's a testament to the sheer size of this tournament that we are still occasionally finding the odd new player here and there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 | |
|
45,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
|
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||
|
28,000 | |
|
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20,000 | |
|
|
16,500 | |
|
|
||
[Removed:197] has just been put to the test by Casey Kastle, with the latter eventually coming out on top.
Nasr started the ball rolling by limping in for 300 chips and only Kastle, seated in the cutoff, came along with him.
Flop: 
Both players elected to check the flop
Turn: With his back being put back into place by his hired masseuse, Nasr lead out with a 1,200 bet, a bet that was quickly called by Mr Kastle.
River: 
With the board now paired, Nasr elected to check but Kastle was not in a checking behind mood and after a brief pause, bet 2,500. This caused Nasr to sit bolt upright, much to the surprise of the lady rubbing his back and shoulders, and by the look on his face he had a real decision to make.
Two minutes passed and Nasr still had not made a decision and Kastle had not moved an inch, instead he just sat and waited with his hands clasped behind his back.
Another minute passed and Nasr looked in pain, hopefully not from the masseuse otherwise she won't be getting much more work this afternoon. Eventually, despite having the 2,500 chips in his hand ready to call, Nasr mucked his hand.
[Removed:197] now has 21,800 chips, whilst Kastle is now up to 24,000
...And then we break.
Back in 15.
