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First in from middle position, Stephen Chidwick open-raised to 20,000. Norbert Ludger called from the big blind, and the two men went heads up the rest of the way.
The flop was an action flop as the dealer rolled out . When Ludger checked, Chidwick continued out with a bet of 37,500. Ludger then stuck in a check-raise to 76,000, and Chidwick responded by moving all in over the top. His opponent snap-called for the rest of his stack, and Chidwick had him on the ropes:
Chidwick:
Ludger:
How quickly things can change though. The that dropped on the turn improved Ludger to the nine-high straight, needing to fade just a few outs to ensure his survival. The river was a safe rag, and he's doubled his way up to 455,000.
Chidwick had himself a roller-coaster Day 2, and his Day 3 is shaping up to be more of the same. After nearly doubling his stack in the first full level, he's been knocked back down to 249,000, just about where his day began.
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Martin Fuentes - 22nd Place
Martin Fuentes got his short stack all in preflop with , and he was in a tough spot against Andres Korn's .
There wasn't really a whole lot for Fuentes to sweat as the dealer ran out a board full of blanks: . Trip sevens win for Korn, and he's added a notch to his belt.
Fuentes was the chip leader around this time yesterday, and he managed to ride that stack to a deep run. His bid for the final table comes up short though, his day done with 21 players still remaining.
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Roberto Bianchi - 23rd Place
In middle position, Roberto Bianchi made it 32,000 to play, and Stephen Chidwick moved all in from the small blind. When Nacho Barbero folded his big blind, Bianchi made the call for the rest of his own chips, putting himself at risk. Cards up, fellas:
Chidwick:
Bianchi:
Bianchi was in bad shape, and things wouldn't get any better on a board that ran . Chidwick wins this two-pair kicker battle, sending Bianchi off to the payout desk and improving his stack to about 480,000.
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From middle position, Diego Maggiolo open-shoved for his final 38,000 chips. He was called by Oliver Rowe in the big blind and with the covering stack. Maggiolo was in as good a spot as he could be with ; it was looking like he was going to double through Rowe's dominated .
Board:
That's safe for Maggiolo, his kicker being the difference between a bustout and a double up. He's back to 84,000 after that win.
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Jimmy Castaño - 24th Place
With just 38,000 chips left in front of him, Jimmy Castaño moved all in after the action folded to his small blind. In the big, Pascual D'Alessio looked down at an ace and quickly made the call to put a player in danger of elimination for the first time today.
Showdown
Castaño:
D'Alessio:
The ace on the flop was not good news for the at-risk Castaño, and the board of sealed his fate as the first elimination of the day. Castaño is out in 24th place, earning himself $7,300 for a few days' work.
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Nacho Barbero opened the pot to 15,000 from early position, and big blind Bernardo Dias made the call to see a flop.
It came , and both men checked. When the hit fourth street and Dias checked again, Barbero fired out 21,000 chips. Dias called, and the filled out the board on fifth street. Dias check-called another bet on the final round, matching Barbero's 38,000-chip wager.
Those chips would not return to him. Barbero tabled the nuts with , and his full house was enough to drag down a nice little pot. He's up to 430,000, dropping Dias down to about 215,000.
Seven minutes past one o'clock is practically on time when you're in South America. The dealers have been given the command, and the cards are finally flying around the felt here on Day 3.
Here's Lynn Gilmartin to show you the who's who of the field to begin the day:
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. When Ludger checked, Chidwick continued out with a bet of 37,500. Ludger then stuck in a check-raise to 76,000, and Chidwick responded by moving all in over the top. His opponent snap-called for the rest of his stack, and Chidwick had him on the ropes:
that dropped on the turn improved Ludger to the nine-high straight, needing to fade just a few outs to ensure his survival. The river 
was a safe rag, and he's doubled his way up to 455,000.
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. Trip sevens win for Korn, and he's added a notch to his belt.
; it was looking like he was going to double through Rowe's dominated 
, and his full house was enough to drag down a nice little pot. He's up to 430,000, dropping Dias down to about 215,000.