Helppi Doubles Through Buldygin
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
In the first hand of the new level, the action folded to Viacheslav Buldygin and the Russian open-shoved from the button. Juha Helppi announced the call in the small blind and Anthony Zinno in the big blind folded with very few big blinds behind.
Juha Helppi: 
Viacheslav Buldygin: 
The board ran out 
and the kicker played a crucial role. Helppi doubled up for 770,000 and Buldygin took a big hit to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,625,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
1,200,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
170,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |