Helppi Gets the Folds
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ahadpur Khangah limped in from mid-position and so did Juha Helppi on the button. Liang Xu raised to 8,000 from the small blind which both Khangah and Helppi called.
The flop came 
, Xu bet 15,000 and both Khangah and Helppi called again.
They all checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Xu and Khangah both checked. Helppi bet 38,000, Xu considered it for a while but opted to fold, Khangah did the same in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
209,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
, Tran check-called the 4,500 continuation-bet of Vieira.
on the turn to the 
on the river. Tran bet 12,500 and Vieira tanked, using a time bank card. Vieira then decided to raise to 35,000 which Tran called. Vieira tabled 
but Tran had hit the flush on the river with the 
to claim the pot.
, Talvitie checked and Helppi bet 12,000. Talvitie now decided to raise to 30,000 which Helppi called.
, Talvitie took over the initiative and bet 55,000. Helppi looked at the bet and then decided to shove for 151,000 which Talvitie snap-called.
of Talvitie who had flopped the set.
on the river completed the board and made Helppi the first elimination of the day.
for Tran to hold with the higher pocket pair and double up. The dealer counted out Tran's stack and determined he had 90,000 exactly which would leave Kisacikoglu with around 130,000.
turn. Xu bet 1,000 and O'Dwyer, looking a bit puzzled, used most of his time before calling.