Hands #13-17: Carrel and Tsoukernik Almost Even; Helppi Builds Stack
Hand 13: The action folded to Leon Tsoukernik on the button and he raised to 215,000 with the 
. Charlie Carrel called out of the big blind with 
and the dynamic duo at the table went to a flop of 
.
Carrel checked, Tsoukernik bet 175,000 and that got the job done. "That's one from your start stack," Tsoukernik joked while raking in the pot and Carrel smiled back.
Hand 14: Tsoukernik picked up the 
in the cutoff and raised to 250,000. Short stack Paul Newey had the 
on the button and folded, Carrel called from the small blind with the 
. "I have a feeling that this is gonna happen a lot," he added and the flop came 
.
Carrel checked again and Tsoukernik continued for 250,000, Carrel folded and Tsoukernik regained the chip lead. Someone spoke to the Czech from the rail and he said "so he bluffed it," referring to the big hand the two played earlier.
Hand 15: Newey moved all in for 695,000 with the 
from the cutoff and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand 16: The action folded around to Juha Helppi and he put on his sunglasses, then limped in with the 
. Tsoukernik checked his 
in the big blind and the flop came 
. Helppi checked, Tsoukernik bet 125,000 and Helppi called.
The 
appeared on the turn and both players checked. After the 
river, Helppi grabbed some chips and made it 125,000 to go in order to take down the pot.
Hand 17: Helppi raised to 175,000 from the button with 
and scooped the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,850,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
3,800,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
2,330,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
745,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |