Hands #24-28: Newey and Helppi Chop it Up
Hand 24: Paul Newey moved all in for his last 490,000 with the 
on the button. Charlie Carrel had 
in the small blind and asked for a brief count, then folded. Viacheslav Buldygin folded his big blind and Newey scooped the pot.
Hand 25: Buldygin limped from the small blind with 
and Juha Helppi raised for 175,000 more in the big blind with 
. Buldygin shoved and Helppi quickly folded. "This is an ace-jack face," the Russian joked and smiled big time.
Hand 26: Newey shoved for 630,000 from under the gun and Helppi reshoved from the small blind for 1,710,000 to isolate successfully.
Paul Newey: 
Juha Helppi: 
The flop fell 
and the split pot was already secure, making the 
turn and 
river meaningless.
Hand 27: Leon Tsoukernik limped in from the small blind with the 
and Newey checked in the big blind, only having the 
shown. The flop of 
flop and 
turn were checked. The 
river also went check, check, and Tsoukernik claimed the pot with two pair.
Hand 28: Helppi raised to 125,000 with the 
and Charlie Carrel called in the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Carrel checked, Helppi checked behind. The 
appeared on the turn and Carrel took the lead with a bet of 175,000, Helppi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,420,000 | 570,000 |
|
3,900,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,750,000 | 330,000 |
|
1,620,000 | -710,000 |
|
575,000 | -170,000 |