Hands #40-44: Helppi Getting Real Short
Hand 40: Leon Tsoukernik, under the gun with 
, counted out his chips for everyone to hear. "One million, two million,...", prompting a big smile by Carrel. He then raised to 310,000 and took down the blinds of antes.
Hand 41: Tsoukernik received a walk in the big blind with 
.
Hand 42: Juha Helppi woke up with a real hand on the button, and raised 
all-in for 940,000. Both blinds folded.
Hand 43: Juha Helppi, this time under the gun with 
, folded. Leon Tsoukernik with the 
wasn't following suit and raised to 325,000. Charlie Carrel called with 
in the small blind. Viacheslav Buldygin folded 
.
"How much money do you have?" Tsoukernik asked.
"That's a very personal question," Carrel said with a big smile.
"In front of you..." Tsoukernik clarified.
The flop came 
and Carrel check-folded to Tsoukernik's 325,000-bet.
"Good fold" Tsoukernik said while taking a bite from his banana, showing his cards not much later.
Hand 44: Under the gun, Tsoukernik limped in with the 
. Big blind Juha Helppi with 
took a free flop of 
. Helppi checked and then raised Tsoukernik's 250,000-bet to 500,000.
"How much do you have?" Tsoukernik asked before moving all-in. Helppi folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,135,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |