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2009 PKR Heads Up Grand Slam
PKR Heads Up Grand Slam
PKR Heads Up Grand Slam
Event Info
Players Left 1 / 32
Oct 10, 2009
Helppi raises to 4,500 and Geshkenbein calls.
The two players check the board to the river where Helppi bets 6,000 and Geshkenbein snap-called.
Helppi showed but was beaten by his opponent's .
Oct 10, 2009
Helppi raises to 5,000 and Geshkenbein flat-calls.
The flop of is checked by both players.
Geshkenbein fires 7,000 on the turn and 18,500 on the river. Helppi calls the first bet but looks confused at the second one, taking off his glasses. Eventually and somewhat out of curiousity, Helppi calls and gets shown for his trouble.
The Russian has the chip lead.
Oct 10, 2009
Helppi holds a slight advantage in chips with 164,000 to Geshkenbein's 156,000 now.
Interestingly the Russian has raised every single button so far, not folding once.
Oct 10, 2009
Juha Helppi raised and Geshkenbein flat-called from the blinds.
The Russian check-called a bet of 5,000 on the flop but folded when Helppi bet 10,000 on the turn.
Blinds have moved up to 1,000/2,000.
Oct 10, 2009
Geshkenbein raised to 5,000 and Helppi called.
Both players checked the flop before Helppi check-called a bet of 6,500 on the turn. The river was the and this time Helppi checked and Geshkenbein bet 15,100 declaring, "You have to fold, I have a deuce or a flush..."
Helppi, after much thought, did muck his hand.
Oct 10, 2009
Juha Helppi raises to 4,000 and Vladmir Geshkenbein calls.
The flop is and Helppi bets another 4,000 after Geshkenbein checks. The Russian calls, and they check the turn and river down.
Geshkenbein declares, "Ace high," but Helppi shows for the pot.
Oct 10, 2009
The very first hand and Vladmir Geshkenbein raises to 4,000 from the button. Juha Helppi folds and the Russian shows attempting to set up his image.
Oct 10, 2009
Players are starting with 160,000 chips and 800/1,600 blinds.
Oct 10, 2009
Kara Scott is just starting the pre-final interviews then we will have our final match to decide it all...
It's the Finn Juha Helppi against the Russian Vladmir Geshkenbein!
Oct 10, 2009
James Sudworth fired out 3,200 on a flop but Alec Torelli check-raised to 8,500.
Sudworth called but both checked the turn, the river was the and Torelli fired out 20,000 and Sudworth thought and then moved all-in.
Torelli instantly called with for the rivered nuts, beating Sudworth's and taking third place ahead of the Englishman.