On a first hand, Juha Helppi raised and got called by Diane Levin in the big blind. The flop came ![{4-Diamonds}](/img/cards/4d.gif?1)
![{10-Hearts}](/img/cards/10h.gif?1)
and Levin check-called Helppi's bet.
The turn fell a
and Levin check-raised a bet from Helppi, putting the latter at risk for his tournament. Helppi called all-in for his last 22,000 chips total and revealed ![{a-Diamonds}](/img/cards/da.gif?1)
. Levin, holding ![{5-Clubs}](/img/cards/5c.gif?1)
, lost the hand after a
fell on the river and Helppi doubled up.
The hand after, the board read ![{q-Diamonds}](/img/cards/qd.gif?1)
![{2-Diamonds}](/img/cards/2d.gif?1)
![{10-Clubs}](/img/cards/10c.gif?1)
when Helppi check-called a bet from Justin Thurlow situated on the button. The river was the
and Helppi check-called once more but mucked his hand when Thurlow tabled ![{q-Clubs}](/img/cards/qc.gif?1)
for a full house.
A few minutes later, Helppi went all in from the small blind for his last 25,000 and got called by Alexander Kuzmin in the big blind. Holding ![{j-Hearts}](/img/cards/jh.gif?1)
, Kuzmin was in good shape for a double up, facing ![{k-Clubs}](/img/cards/kc.gif?1)
for Kuzmin. The board brought ![{8-Clubs}](/img/cards/8c.gif?1)
![{5-Spades}](/img/cards/5s.gif?1)
![{j-Diamonds}](/img/cards/jd.gif?1)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif?1)
and Helppi is now back to a stack worth 55,000.
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Alexander KuzminDiane LevinJuha HelppiJustin Thurlow