Action folded around to Joaquin Earcena in the cutoff, and he raised to 700. Oscar Alache was in the small blind and decided to call.
The flop came , and both players checked to the turn, which was the .
Alache checked and Earcena bet 1,200. Alache called.
The river was the . Alache checked and Earcena bet 2,000. Alache looked over at Earcena's stack and check-raised to 11,500. After a bit of thought, Earcena called.
Alache tabled for the nut flush and Earcena flashed the before the dealer mucked his hand.
Oscar Alache raised to 500 from under the gun and Joaquin Earcena called from the small blind. Alan Mehamed was in the big blind and three-bet to 2,000. Alache folded, and Earcena snap-called.
The flop came and both players quickly checked to the turn, which was the . Earcena reached into his stack and bet 2,000. Mehamed called.
The river was the , and Earcena led out for 3,500 this time. Mehamed quickly grabbed some chips, but thought for about a minute before deciding to call.
Earcena tabled for two pair, kings and eights. Mehamed showed for two pair, queens and eights and the dealer mucked his hand, sending the pot to Earcena.
Action folded around to Joaquin Earcena on the button and he raised to 600. Oscar Alache decided to defend his big blind.
The flop came and Alache checked to Earcena who bet 1,000. Alache called.
The turn was the and both players quickly checked to the river, which was the . Alache led out for 1,300. Earcena wasted no time and raised to 7,000. Alache grabbed a fistful of chips and went into the tank. He paused and looked back at his cards, then reached into his stack to fiddle with his chips. It was clear that Alache was torn by the decision based on the expression on his face, but he eventually opted to fold, sending the pot to Earcena.
Action folded around to Jorge Postigo in the small blind, and he raised to 450. Joaquin Earcena was in the big blind and decided to defend.
The flop came , and Postigo led out for 525. Earcena raised to 1,125, and Postigo called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the .
Postigo led out for 1,550, and Earcena thought for a minute before raising to 3,125. Postigo went into the tank, and after some deliberation, he decided to call. Earcena immediately mucked his hand, sending the pot to Postigo.
Chilean pro, Alex Manzano, has joined in on the action early on in the day. He is just the second player from Chile, in a field of mostly Argentinians, and sits in third on the all-time money list, just two spots above his fellow countryman, Oscar Alache.
Manzano holds a Latin America Poker Tour title after taking down the 2011 R$ 5,000 Main Event in Sao Paolo, Brazil for R$ 615,840 (USD $368,722). He also won the 2014 $3,000 Latin Series of Poker (LSOP) Millions II High Roller in Panama City for $43,731.
While Manzano has a proven talent playing No Limit Hold'em, he also took down the 2016 €10,300 Pot Limit Omaha European Poker Tour event in Barcelona (€237,500) and owns a World Series of Poker circuit ring after taking down the 2016 $300 Pot Limit Omaha event in Punta del Este, Uruguay. To add to this, five of his seven live recorded tournament wins are Pot Limit Omaha events, clearly displaying how well-rounded Manzano is as a poker player.
Joaquin Earcena limped in from the hijack, as did Oscar Alache on the button, and Norberto Korn from the small blind.
Leo Fernandez was in the big blind and decided to raise to 600. Earcena quickly called, and Alache thought for a moment before calling as well. Korn folded.
The flop came and Fernandez checked. Earcena bet 700 and Fernandez wasted no time tossing in a chip to call.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Fernandez fired out a bet of 2,000 and Earcena called.
The PokerStars pro tabled for top two pair, and Earcena glanced back at his cards a couple of times before sending them into the muck.
Argentinian PokerStars pro, Leo Fernandez, has joined the action early on in the High Roller at Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar.
Fernandez is third all-time on the Argentinian money list with just over $2 million in live tournament cashes. Of that total, Fernandez has won two high roller titles, both in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The first was the R$5,000 2014 BSOP Millions for R$386,000 (USD $150,370) and the second was the R$10,000 2012 LAPT Grand Final for R$124,030 (USD $71,717). Fernandez also came close to another title after finishing second in the 2011 PCA High Roller, which was also his largest career cash for USD$554,925.
Fernandez has cashed twice in Chile, with his best result being a fourth place finish in the the LAPT High Roller for USD$22,960 right here in Viña del Mar. He looks to add to his Chilean totals with a big result in this year's event.
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, and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. 
. Alache checked and Earcena bet 2,000. Alache looked over at Earcena's stack and check-raised to 11,500. After a bit of thought, Earcena called.
for the nut flush and Earcena flashed the 
before the dealer mucked his hand.
, and Earcena led out for 3,500 this time. Mehamed quickly grabbed some chips, but thought for about a minute before deciding to call. 
for two pair, kings and eights. Mehamed showed 
for two pair, queens and eights and the dealer mucked his hand, sending the pot to Earcena.
and both players quickly checked to the river, which was the 
. Alache led out for 1,300. Earcena wasted no time and raised to 7,000. Alache grabbed a fistful of chips and went into the tank. He paused and looked back at his cards, then reached into his stack to fiddle with his chips. It was clear that Alache was torn by the decision based on the expression on his face, but he eventually opted to fold, sending the pot to Earcena.
, and Postigo led out for 525. Earcena raised to 1,125, and Postigo called.
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and Fernandez checked. Earcena bet 700 and Fernandez wasted no time tossing in a chip to call. 
. Fernandez fired out a bet of 2,000 and Earcena called. 
