Helstern Flops the Nuts and Wins a Small Pot
Ryan Phan was in the cutoff and raised to 3,000. He received a call from Jorden Helstern, who defended his big blind to take action heads up to a flop of 
. Helstern led out, betting 4,000, and Phan called.
Both players checked the turn 
and the river came 
. Helstern reached for chips and went to bet 1,000 before realizing that such an amount would not work. He pulled his hand back and grabbed 200 more to make a minimum-bet of 1,200. Phan quickly called.
Helstern showed 
for a straight and earned the pot, making a light gesture to Phan with his hands that mimicked pushing a stack of chips all in as if he wished Phan had shoved on him. Nonetheless, Helstern now finds himself back over 80,000 after dipping below the starting stack for a bit of time earlier in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
82,200
47,400
|
47,400 |