No Helppi for Juha on the River

[user66118]

Juha Helppi was sitting quietly by himself in the lounge during dinner break, collecting his thoughts and preparing for the last four levels of Day 2. Now it appears that he may be headed for the exit with more than three levels still to play.

We find him involved in a massive battle-of-the-blinds pot with Fabrice Nkoa, as the board shows {3-Spades}

. The

falls on fourth street, and Nkoa checks the action. Helppi very deliberately considers his options before sliding out 75,000 chips. Nkoa immediately moves all in for an additional 28,500. Helppi is priced in, but he hates making the call. As he does, he turns over {9-Hearts}

. Nkoa is in command, having flopped a set with his {8-Clubs}

.

Helppi needs to find one of the four sevens to win the pot, but the {A-Hearts}

comes instead, sending an enormous pile of chips over to Nkoa. After dropping that big confrontation, Juha Helppi has under 20,000 chips remaining, while Nkoa has vaulted up near 250,000.

Tags: Fabrice Nkoa Juha Helppi