Hands #44-47: John Richards Doubles Up
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Hand #44: Upeshka De Silva raised to 30,000 from early position and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind. The flop was 
and Busquet checked. De Silva bet 32,000 and Busquet folded.
Hand #45: De Silva raised to 26,000 from under the gun, Busquet called from the small blind, and John Richards moved all in from the big blind for 97,000. De Silva folded and Busquet called to put Richards at risk.
Busquet tabled 
and Richards held 
.
The board ran out 
and Richards doubled up with a pair of tens.
Hands #46: Louis Helm raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and De Silva called from the big blind. The flop was 
and De Silva checked. Helm bet 45,000 and De Silva called.
The turn brought the 
and De Silva checked. Helm bet 68,000 and De Silva called. The 
fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva tabled 
for a small flush, but Helm held 
for a bigger flush and took the pot.
Hand #47: De Silva raised to 34,000 from the small blind and won the blind and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
160,000
|
160,000 |