2018 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$154,338
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
221
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
0

Hands #77-81: Playing From the Button

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #77: Juha Helppi raised and took it down from the button.

Hand #78: Justin Thurlow opened the button and was three-bet by Andrew Yip in the small blind. On the {q-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop, Yip continued and Thurlow called. The {10-Hearts} turn saw Yip barrel and win the pot.

Hand #79: Yip raised and took the pot from the button.

Hand #80: Yaser Al-Keliddar stole with an open on the button.

Hand #81: Helppi raied the button and Yip defended in the big blind. It fell {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts} on the flop and Yip check-folded to Helppi's continuation bet.

Tags: Andrew YipJuha HelppiJustin Thurlow

Hands #67-76: Helppi Chipping Up

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Hand #67: Yaser Al-Keliddar limped in the small blind. Juha Helppi in the big blind raised. Al-Keliddar called.

The flop was {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. Al-Keliddar checked. Helppi bet. Al-Keliddar called. The turn brought the {6-Diamonds}. Al-Keliddar checked. Helppi bet. Al-Keliddar called. The {a-Diamonds} river completed the board. Al-Keliddar checked. Helppi bet. Al-Keliddar gave up his hand.

Hand #68: Al-Keliddar raised on the button. Helppi three-bet from the small blind. Al-Keliddar called.

A flop reading {q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} was dealt. Helppi bet. Al-Keliddar folded.

Hand #69: Justin Thurlow raised from the small blind. Andrew Yip, in the big blind, called. The flop came {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Thurlow check-called a bet from Yip. The turn was the {4-Clubs}. Thurlow checked. Yip bet. Thurlow called. The {2-Diamonds} river filled up the board. Thurlow checked again. Yip fired another bet and Thurlow called. Yip showed {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} but it is Thurlow who won the pot after revealing {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

Hand #70: Yip raised from the small blind. Al-Keliddar three-bet from the big blind. Yip called. On a flop of {3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Yip checked. Al-Keliddar bet and Yip called. The turn came the {7-Spades}. Yip checked. Al-Keliddar threw in another bet that was enough to award him the pot.

Hand #71: Helppi got a walk.

Hand #72: Helppi limped from the small blind. Thurlow, in the big blind, checked. The flop came {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Helppi bet. Thurlow called. The turn brought the {a-Spades}. Helppi bet again and Thurlow called. The {k-Hearts} filled up the river and was checked around. Helppi showed {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Thurlow revealed {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a chopped pot.

Hand #73: Al-Keliddar raised on the cutoff. Yip, in the big blind, called. The flop came {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Yip checked. Al-Keliddar bet. Yip called. The turn came the {2-Hearts}. Yip checked again. Al-Keliddar bet and Yi called. The {10-Diamonds} river completed the board. Yip checked. Al-Keliddar bet. Yip proceeded to give up his hand.

Hand #74: Helppi raised on the cutoff. Yip three-bet from the small blind. Helppi called. The flop was {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and a bet from Yip gave him the pot.

Hand #75: Yip raised on the button. Helppi called from the big blind.

A flop reading {8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} was dealt. Helppi checked. Yip bet. Helppi check-called. The {7-Hearts} turn was checked through to the {a-Hearts} river. Helppi checked. Yip bet. Helppi gave up his hand.

Hand #76: Yip raised on the cutoff. Thurlow called from the big blind.

The flop came {5-Spades}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Thurlow checked. Yip bet. Thurlow called. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and was checked around to the {k-Hearts} river. Thurlow threw in a bet and Yip called. Thurlow tabled {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for trips to win the pot. His opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Juha Helppi
650,000
298,000
298,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Andrew YipJuha HelppiJustin ThurlowYaser Al-Keliddar

Hands #58-66: Mostly Small Pots

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #58: Juha Helppi opened the button and Yaser Al-Keliddar defended his big blind. Al-Keliddar check-called the {4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop but check-folded the {10-Diamonds} turn.

Hand #59: Helppi opened the cutoff and got it through.

Hand #60: Justin Thurlow opened the cutoff and Helppi called in the big. It was won by Thurlow with a continuation on the flop.

Hand #61: Andrew Yip raised the cutoff and Thurlow peeled from the big blind. The board ran out {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Thurlow check-called every street but mucked when Yip tabled {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

Hand #62: Thurlow limped the small blind and Yip checked. The {2-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked all round. On the {3-Hearts} turn Thurlow bet and Yip called. The same happened on the {7-Hearts} river but Thurlow mucked before Yip showed his cards, deferring the pot.

Hand #63: Yip raised and took it down.

Hand #64: Thurlow got a walk.

Hand #65: Al-Keliddar opened the cutoff and Helppi three-bet the button. Helppi took it down with a barrel on the {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades} board.

Hand #66: Thurlow opened the button and Al-Keliddar peeled the big blind. The {10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop was checked. Thurlow took it down with a delayed continuation on the {2-Clubs} turn.

Tags: Andrew YipJuha HelppiJustin ThurlowYaser Al-Keliddar

Hands #46-57: Al-Keliddar Wins More Chips

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Yaser Al-Keliddar
Yaser Al-Keliddar

Hand #46: Juha Helppi raised from the button. Andrew Yip, in the big blind, called.

The flop was {3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Yip checked. Helppi bet. Yip folded.

Hand #47: Justin Thurlow raised on the button. Yaser Al-Keliddar, in the big blind, called.

The flop came {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and was checked around to the {6-Spades} turn. Al-Keliddar bet. Thurlow folded.

Hand #48: Yi raised on the button. Everyone folded.

Hand #49: Al-Keliddar raised on the button. Thurlow called from the big blind.

The flop was {9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Thurlow checked. Al-Keliddar bet. Thurlow check-raised. His opponent called. The turn brought the {j-Hearts}. Thurlow checked. Al-Keliddar bet. Thurlow gave up his hand.

Hand #50: Yip got a walk.

Hand #51: Helppi raised on the cutoff. Al-Keliddar called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Al-Keliddar checked. Helppi bet to take down the pot.

Hand #52: Yip raised on the button. Al-Keliddar three-bet from the small blind. Yip called.

The flop was {6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Al-Keliddar bet. Yip called. The turn came the {10-Spades}. Al-Keliddar bet again. Yip called. The {a-Diamonds} river filled up the board and was checked around. Al-Keliddar tabled {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} to take down the pot and his opponent tossed his cards in the muck.

Hand #53: Al-Keliddar raised on the button. He got no action.

Hand #54: Thurlow limped from the small blind. Yip checked in the big blind.

A flop readng {4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts} was dealt. Thurlow check-called a bet from Yip. The {7-Diamonds} turn was checked through to the {q-Spades} river. Thurlow bet and Yip folded.

Hand #55: Thurlow raised on the button. Yip three-bet from the small blind. Thurlow called.

The dealer spread a flop of {3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Yip bet. Thurlow gave up his hand.

Hand #56: Thurlow raised under the gun. He got no action.

Hand #57: Yip raised under the gun. Al-Keliddar three-bet from the button. Yip called. The flop came {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and was checked through to the {3-Clubs} turn. Yip bet. Al-Keliddar called. The river was the {6-Spades}. Both players checked it down. Yip revealed {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to win the pot.

Tags: Al-KeliddarAndrew YipJuha HelppiJustin Thurlow

Hands #41-45: Mostly Won Preflop

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #41: Yasser Al-Keliddar raised and took from a button open.

Hand #42: Juha Helppi opened the button and Justin Thurlow three-bet the small blind. On the {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop, Thurlow continued and Helppi called. On the {10-Hearts} turn, Thurlow continued and won the pot.

Hand #43: Andrew Yip opened the small blind and won it.

Hand #44: Yip opened the button and everyone folded.

Hand #45: Helppi raised from the small blind and scooped.

Hands #36-40: Helppi Takes a Couple

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Hand #36: Justin Thurlow opened the cutoff and Juha Helppi called. On the {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, it went check-call and then there was no further betting on the {6-Clubs} turn or the river and Helppi took the pot with {7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

Hand #37: Yaser Al-Keliddar opened the button and everyone folded.

Hand #38: Helppi opened the button and Andrew Yip called the big blind but check-folded on the {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop.

Hand #39: Helppi opened the cutoff and Justin Thurlow three-bet the button. On the {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop, there was a bet and a call. On the {2-Clubs} turn, there was a check and Helppi bet 50,000, which Yip folded to.

Hand #40: Yip opened the button and Al-Keliddar three-bet the small blind. Yip called, and it fell {6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Al-Keliddar bet and Yip folded.

Tags: Andrew YipJuha HelppiJustin ThurlowYaser Al-Keliddar

Hands #34-35: Small Pots

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #34: Yaser Al-Keliddar raised on the cutoff. Justin Thurlow, in the small blind, called.

A flop of {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades} was dealt and checked through to the {3-Hearts} turn. Thurlow bet. Al-Keliddar called. The {k-Spades} river filled up the board. Thurlow bet again. Al-Keliddar tank-folded.

Hand #35: Thurlow raised from the button. Al-Keliddar, in the big blind, called.

Players saw a flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and checked it around to the {3-Hearts} turn. Al-Keliddar bet. Thurlow called. The river was the {a-Clubs}. Both players checked. Al-Keliddar showed {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} to take down the pot. Thurlow sent his hand to the muck.

Tags: Al-KeliddarJustin Thurlow

Mike Schneider Eliminated in 5th place ($28,708)

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Mike Schneider
Mike Schneider

Hand #33: Mike Schneider raised from the button. Juha Helppi, in the big blind, three-bet. Schneider called with his last chips.

Juha Helppi: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Mike Schneider: {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board was {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Helppi took down the pot, sending Schneider out in 5th place for $28,708.

Player Chips Progress
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Juha Helppi
352,000
62,000
62,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Mike Schneider (MN)
Busted

Tags: Juha HelppiMike Schneider

Hands #31-32: No Big Pots

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #31: Yaser Al-Keliddar raised under the gun. He got no action.

Hand #32: Juha Helppi raised under the gun. Al-Keliddar, in the big blind, called.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and was checked around to the {8-Spades} turn. Al-Keliddar bet. Helppi folded.

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0