Hands #40-48: Helder Takes Big One From Nguyen
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Hand #40: Kevin Eyster opened to 200,000 and was called by Khoa Nguyen out of the big blind. Nguyen would fold to Eyster's 180,000 bet on the 
flop.
Hand #41: Jason Helder opened to 200,000 and was called by Kevin Eyster from the big blind. The flop came 
and Eyster check-called a 175,000 bet from Helder. Eyster would check-call a 475,000 bet on the 
turn and then check-fold to a 1.1 million bet from Helder on the 
river.
Hand #42: Helder opened to 200,000 and Eyster called from the small blind. Travis Rice called from the big blind. All three would check the 
flop. The turn was the 
and Rice would bet 200,000 and receive a call from Helder. The river was the 
and Rice checked to Helder who bet 450,000. Rice tanked for several minutes before making the call. Helder turned over 
for a pair of aces but Rice had turned a flush with his 
.
Hand #43: Kevin Eyster raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #44: Nguyen opened to 225,000 and was called by Helder out of the big blind. Helder would check-fold to Nguyen's 330,000 bet on the 
flop.
Hand #45: Nguyen opened to 200,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #46: Eyster raised to 200,000 and Kong Li moved all in from the small blind. Eyster folded.
Hand #47: Eyster raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #48: Helder opened to 200,000 and Nguyen called from the button. The flop came 
and Helder led out for 200,000. Players started to go on break and Nguyen joked about making the hand last the entire break. "Do what you have to do," said Helder. "You like wasting time anyway," he added, referring to Nguyen's propensity to tank. Nguyen sprang to action and placed out a 700,000 chip bet. Helder snap-called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the and Helder checked to Nguyen who quickly bet a million. "I try to act quick," Nguyen said to Helder who then put out a raise to 2.8 million. Nguyen then started talking to himself, trying to convince himself that Helder could not possibly hold 
. He eventually made the call with 
for trip jacks but Helder did indeed have 
for the rivered straight. That massive pot moved Helder to 11.6 million while Nguyen dropped to 4.09 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
6,405,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
|
||
|
4,090,000
-3,610,000
|
-3,610,000 |
|
3,450,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
2,495,000
-755,000
|
-755,000 |
|
2,015,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
1,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |