Kornuth Capitalizes
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Level 3
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
John Helou raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Chance Kornuth put in a three-bet to 50,000 from late position. Action folded back to Helou and he decided to call.
The flop came 
and Helou checked. Kornuth bet 60,000 and Helou stared Kornuth down before tossing in some chips to call. The turn was the 
. Helou checked again, Kornuth bet 160,000 this time and Helou called again.
The river was the 
and Helou checked for a third time. Kornuth paused for a moment, cut out some chips and then paused again. He reached back into his stack and slip forward a stack worth 460,000. Helou snap-called and Kornuth quickly tabled 
for two pair aces and fives. Helou mucked and paid the bet. "I had to call. I can't fold" said Helou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
800,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |