Helppi Cracks Sammartino's Aces
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Dario Sammartino limped and then three-bet against Juha Helppi to see the latter call and head to a flop of 
. Sammartino fired a bet of 33,000 and Helppi came along to see the 
on the turn.
Now, Sammartino bet 58,000 and Helppi called before the 
on the river completed the board. Sammartino shoved and Helppi called all in for 119,000. The Italian flipped over 
and Helppi had that beat with 
for two pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
55,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |