Helppi Helps Himself to a Double
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Juha Helppi had joked with Bogdan Capitan when the Romanian came over to confirm his double-up and the Finn followed suit soon after.
"I will win this thing," Helppi replied before Capitan walked back to his seat.
Around two minutes later, Helppi was all-in with a stack of fewer than ten big blinds and tabled the K♠9♥6♣5♣. He was up against the A♣K♦K♥2♠ of Peng Shan and got there thanks to the 8♣7♥2♣6♠A♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | -450,000 |
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1,130,000 | 630,000 |