Sorrentino and Helppi Rising
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 22,000 and Erik Friberg made it 60,000 to go from one seat over, which the Italian called. On the flop of 
, Sorrentino checked and called a bet of 55,000 by Friberg before the 
turn and 
river were checked through. Sorrentino showed 
for a set and won the pot.
Juha Helppi also bumped his stack up nicely. It started rather innocent with a raise by Dirk Gerritse from under the gun and a call by Rosen Angelov on the button, as well as a call by Helppi from the big blind. By the time the turn showed 
, Helppi checked and Gerritse bet 80,000. Rosen called and Helppi then check-shoved for 231,000 to force folds from both opponents,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 200,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 160,000 |
|
735,000 | 215,000 |
|
550,000 | 100,000 |
|
530,000 | 110,000 |