The action has been slow as of late with players so close to the money. Now, after a recent elimination, we're on the exact money bubble. One more player will leave grossly disappointed while 104 will lock up a payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
The board says 108 players remain, so we are quite close to reaching the money. 104 players will be paid.
Thiago "xTheDecanox" Nishijima opened for 6,600 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 15,500 by Luis Montano from the cutoff. After the button and blinds got out of the way, Nishijima tossed his cards to the muck, prompting Motano to show 
.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us an excuse to update you on their chip stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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145,000
27,000
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27,000 |
We're not sure of the hands that led to their departures, but Alejandra Bravo, Odilon Machuca, and Juan Carlos have been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
After being moved to a new table and just before the level up, the Latin American Poker Tour Season 4 Player of the Year, Pablo Gonzalez, moved all in for 25,400 from the cutoff after the player in the hijack had raised to 4,800. The button got out of the way, while the small blind made the call. After the hijack folded, the Gonzalez tabled 
but was behind the 
of the small blind.
Gonzalez was in a bad spot, though the 
appeared in the window; unfortunately for him, it was followed by the 
and . It was a set-over-set flop, meaning Gonzalez needed the last five in the deck to stay alive. The 
turn was not it, and neither was the 
. Gonzalez was eliminated from the Main Event without a cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Waldermar Barrientos opened to 5,300 under the gun and found three callers before action was on Ryan O'Donnell in the small blind. After a few moments, O'Donnell three-bet to 18,000.
After the big blind folded, Barrientos took about 30 seconds before re-raising all in for about 125,000. The callers could not fold fast enough, putting the action back on O'Donnell. He ducked out of the way as well, giving the pot to Barrientos .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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160,000
32,000
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32,000 |
In the official PokerStars LAPT Chile National Poker Championship program, a bit is written about the venue, which we thought we'd share with you:
"Thirty years ago, Enjoy took over one of the oldest gaming centers in all of South America. Today, Enjoy's Vina del Mar Casino is the top casino in the country. People come from far and wide just to spend time at the casino and the resort around it. Take a look around you this week, and you'll have no problem seeing why this is such a popular destination."
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