Action folded to Nicholas Batt on the button and he opened for 100,000. Javier Venegas was next to act in the small blind and put in a reraise to 250,000, leaving himself around 490,000 behind. The big blind got out of the way, and after asking for a count, Batt moved all in. Venegas snap-called off his stack and was dominating.
Showdown
Batt
Venegas
Venegas's rail swarmed the stage and celebrated when the flop came down , giving their man a full house and leaving Batt drawing dead. The turn and river were put out for good measure, as Venegas doubled to approximately 1.6 million.
In the very next hand after Javier Venegas doubled, Felipe Velasquez opened for 90,000 and was met with an all-in shove for around 725,000 by Nicholas Batt. Velasquez made the call with and was off to the races against Batt's .
Once again the railbirds were on their feet as the dealer burned and put down the flop . . . . The Velasquez contingent erupted in cheers while Batt was left shaking his head. The turn was on no consequence, and neither was the river. Velasquez chipped up to 2.8 million on the hand, while Batt became the eighth-place finisher worth $13,040.
Action folded to Aliro Diaz in the cutoff and he opened for 95,000. After the button got out of the way, Halysson Sala moved all in from the small blind for 505,000 total holding . The big blind got out of the way, and Diaz called with .
It was a classic race, but Sala needed to improved to stay alive. The flop was not what he was looking for, and neither was the turn, though it gave him some extra out. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, salvation would not be delivered on the river as the bricked, and he was eliminated in 7th place for $17,470.
Action folded to Felipe Velasquez on the button and he opened for 100,000. The small blind got out of the way, and Javier Venegas three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. Velasquez came back over the top with an all-in re-raise. Venegas gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.
Javier Venegas opened for 110,000 under the gun and was called by Sergio Escobar in the hijack. When the flop fell , Venegas led out for 110,000 and Escobar immediately raised to 240,000. Venegas thought for about ten seconds before moving all in for 900,000 more, putting Escobar to the test.
The Colombian thought long and hard before folding, sending the Argentinian into a celebration with his supporters.
Chip leader Felipe Velasquez has won the last three pots simply by raising to 115,000 preflop, barely a min-raise. With the blinds and antes so high, swiping adds up pretty quickly.
Action folded to Felipe Velasquez on the button and he opened for a min-raise to 100,000, which Javier Venegas called from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Venegas led out for the min-bet of 50,000, Velasquez called, and the was put out on the river. This time Venegas led out for 150,000 and Velasquez called. The former sheepishly turned over , and it was no good against the of Velasquez.
, giving their man a full house and leaving Batt drawing dead. The 
turn and 
river were put out for good measure, as Venegas doubled to approximately 1.6 million.
and was off to the races against Batt's 
.
. The Velasquez contingent erupted in cheers while Batt was left shaking his head. The 
turn was on no consequence, and neither was the 
river. Velasquez chipped up to 2.8 million on the hand, while Batt became the eighth-place finisher worth $13,040.
. The big blind got out of the way, and Diaz called with 
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turn, though it gave him some extra out. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, salvation would not be delivered on the river as the 
bricked, and he was eliminated in 7th place for $17,470.
, Venegas led out for 110,000 and Escobar immediately raised to 240,000. Venegas thought for about ten seconds before moving all in for 900,000 more, putting Escobar to the test.
flop, and the dealer burned and turned the 
was put out on the river. This time Venegas led out for 150,000 and Velasquez called. The former sheepishly turned over 
