Hands #27-30: Nguyen Over Helder
Hand #27: Jonathan Gaviao raised to 200,000 from under the gun. It folded to Kevin Eyster in the big blind and he three-bet to 600,000. Gaviao let it go and Eyster took the pot.
Hand #28: Rodeen Talebi raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and found a call from Gaviao in the big blind. The flop came down ![]()
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and both players checked. The
turned and there were two more checks, allowing the
to finish off the board. Two more checks occurred and Talebi tabled a winning ![]()
for king-high.
Hand #29: Khoa Nguyen made it 300,000 and action folded around to Jason Helder in the big blind. He tossed out a call, allowing the two to see a flop of ![]()
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. Helder checked, Nguyen continued for 300,000, and Helder called.
Fourth street was the
and Helder check-called 400,000. The
rolled off on the river and Helder checked for a third time. Nguyen cut out one million in chip and then let it sit behind the betting line. He began talking to Helder a bit, but his words were inaudible from our position around the table. After about a minute, he slid the one million forward. Helder let it go and Nguyen took the pot.
Hand #31: Gaviao limped his button, Helder completed his small blind, and Kong Li checked the big bling. The flop came ![]()
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and there were two checks to Gaviao. He fired 200,000 and both of his opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
8,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |