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.