Short Break
The tournament staff has paused the clock following the elimination of Leandro Csome in fifth place in order to remove some of the T5,000 chips from the table and add more T25,000 chips.
The tournament staff has paused the clock following the elimination of Leandro Csome in fifth place in order to remove some of the T5,000 chips from the table and add more T25,000 chips.
The cards are back in the air with eight minutes still left in the current level.
Marcio "kamikase" Motta was a quiet but intimidating presence at today's final table. We say "was" because he was just eliminated in 4th place by Joao "joao bauer" Neto. Bauer opened pre-flop from first position, then called Motta's short-stack shove. Bauer had a small pair, . He stood up and appeared anxious as Motta revealed two over-cards, the . Sixes were still boss after the flop. Motta picked up a flush draw when a second heart hit the turn, , but the river didn't improve his hand. All four players stood up to shake Motta's hand as he was retired to the rail.
Bauer now has two-thirds of the chips in play.
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joao Bauer
|
6,650,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Marcelo Fonseca |
2,080,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Alex Manzano |
1,700,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
From the button, PokerStars qualifier Alex Manzano raised all in for 1.5 million, 15 big blinds. After Marcelo Fonseca folded in the small blind, chip leader Joao Bauer called from the big blind and the cards were on their backs.
Bauer:
Manzano:
The flop came down and kept Manzano in front. He now only needed to dodge the turn and river to double up.
The turn brought the and gave Manzano a pair of threes, although it didn't change much. Bauer still needed a king or a jack. When the three hit the board, many of Manzano's fans applauded and cheered.
The river completed the board with the and officially secured the double up for Manzano. Ship this one to Chile.
Alex Manzano and Joao "joao bauer" Neto got it in on another flip, and once again Manzano came out clean on the other side. The two took a raised flop of . Neto had first action and led out. Manzano tried a raise to 595,000 only to see Neto shove all in. Even after the last double up Neto still had Manzano covered. Mazano tanked for close to two minutes before calling all in for 3.1 million. Showdown time!
Neto: , an inside straight draw, a flush draw and an overcard
Manzano: , top pair of 8s
It was a gutsy call by Manzano, but even despite having the best hand he was far from assured of dragging the pot. Neto was standing for the turn and river , neither of which improved his hand.
Manzano is once again in the lead with about 6.5 million chips. The remaining chips are evenly divided between Neto and Marcelo Fonseca.
Marcelo Fonseca was up against Joao Bauer with the in an all-in race situation. Bauer held the .
The flop ran out and Fonseca failed to hit. Bauer was the player with the least amount of chips and all in for 1.625 million. Be doubled back over three million while Fonseca was crippled to just 295,000.
Alex Manzano had raised the button and Marcelo Fonseca moved all in from the small blind for 285,000. Joao Bauer called in the big blind and Manzano called the extra little bit from the button.
The flop came down and both remaining players checked. The turn brought the to pair the board and both checked again. The river completed the board with the and after Bauer checked, Manzano bet. The amount was unknown, but Bauer quickly folded.
Manzano tabled the for tens and sevens with a jack kicker. Fonseca's couldn't beat it and he was eliminated in third place, setting up the heads-up battle between the Brazilian Bauer and the Chilean Manzano.