Francisco de Belaustegui started the day as chip leader, but it's been all downhill for him since then. In the latest Argentinian-on-Argentinian violence, Jose "Indio" Guevara got his short stack in with against de Belaustegui's . The flop couldn't have been better for Guevara - . Top pair, flush, straight, and straight-flush draws. The on the turn was a blank. But the gave Guevara a straight-flush. He doubled, taking another bite out of de Belaustegui.
Bolivar Palacios opened the pot for a small raise and William Ross moved all-in for 59,000. Francisco de Belaustegui then moved all-in over the top and pushed Palacios out of the hand. Ross would be the one at risk as they turned over their cards:
Ross:
De Belaustegui:
The made things interesting. De Belaustegui could now win with another queen or a king. The on the turn was no help and all Ross needed to do was dodge the river. The dealer burned and flipped the , doubling Ross to around 150,000 in the process.
Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner opened the pot for 25,000 only to have Terrence Chan reraise to 110,000. Martin Sansour then moved all-in for around 210,000 total. Gottner folded and Chan reluctantly made the call.
Chan:
Sansour:
The board ran out and Sansour doubled to around 500,000 while Chan continued to slide all the way down to 180,000.
Terrence Chan raised, and Horacio Buffoni moved all in for less than 70,000 behind. Chan called, and it was time to flip 'em. Chan showed against Buffoni's . The flop gave Chan a gutshot and a runner-runner flush draw along with his live cards. "Let's make things interesting," he said. But the dealer went one better. She put the down on the turn, ending the suspense entirely. Chan had a seven-high straight, and Buffoni was drawing dead. The useless on the river just rubbed things in for Buffoni, and the Argentinian made his exit in 16th place.
Jose Guevara was pretty short when he got his last chips in over on the feature table with against Terrence Chan's . The flop gave Guevara the lead, and the and that peeled off next didn't change that. Guevara doubled, but Chan's stack is still fairly healthy.
With 16 players left, they are pausing to consolidate to two tables. They are not, however, redrawing. We'll bring you the updated seating plan and chip counts in a moment.
The last remaining Team PokerStars Pro, Angel Guillen, moved all-in preflop with and was called by Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner's .
The flop was disastrous for Guillen, giving Gottner a pair of aces. The on the turn left Guillen drawing to a four for a win or a king for the chop. Unfortunately for him, the on the river was neither and he was knocked out in 17th place.
Matias Ruzzi was all-in preflop for 80,000 with the against the of Gustavo Flessak. The flop was terrible for Ruzzi as it came , giving Flessak trips. Ruzzi stood from his chair as the hit the turn and left him drawing dead. The was run out on the river and Ruzzi was sent home in 18th place. Meanwhile, Flessak increased his stack to around 245,000.
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against de Belaustegui's 
. The flop couldn't have been better for Guevara - 
. Top pair, flush, straight, and straight-flush draws. The 
on the turn was a blank. But the 
gave Guevara a straight-flush. He doubled, taking another bite out of de Belaustegui.
made things interesting. De Belaustegui could now win with another queen or a king. The 
on the turn was no help and all Ross needed to do was dodge the river. The dealer burned and flipped the 
, doubling Ross to around 150,000 in the process.
and Sansour doubled to around 500,000 while Chan continued to slide all the way down to 180,000.
against Buffoni's 
. The 
flop gave Chan a gutshot and a runner-runner flush draw along with his live cards. "Let's make things interesting," he said. But the dealer went one better. She put the 
against Terrence Chan's 
. The 
and 
and was called by Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner's 
