Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
329
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Korn With Another Knockout
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Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Norberto Korn was in the cutoff and raised to 1,200. The big blind defended.
The flop was 
and the player in the big blind announced all in for 10,900. Korn called putting him at risk.
korn tabled 
and the big blind-player showed 
The turn and river bricked off with the 
and 
sending Korn the pot having his opponent out-kicked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Alex Manzano Keeps Spinning it Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and Alex Manzano three-bet to 3,700 on the button. The initial raiser called.
The flop came 
and the middle-position player led out for 2,500. Manzano called.
The turn was the 
and Manzano called a bet of 4,200 this time.
The river was the 
. The player in middle position quickly piled in a stack of chips totaling 8,700. Manzano went into the tank and eventually tossed in a single chip to call. His opponent said, "A pair of sixes", in Spanish, and tabled 
. Manzano revealed 
for the nut straight and raked in the pot.
Manzano had a rough start to the day but has more than tripled the starting stack in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Sergio Dabio Tello Cracks Alex Vega's Kings
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
With about 4,000 in the pot and the board reading, 
, Sergio Dabio Tello checked in the small blind. Alex Vega was on the button and bet 2,700. Tello called.
The turn was the and Tello checked again. Vega bet 5,300. Tello check-raised to 20,300 and Vega moved all in for roughly 40,000. Tello snap-called.
Tello tabled 
for two pair while Vega showed 
for a pair of kings.
The river was the 
and Tello raked in a massive pot, putting him in contention for the chip lead on this opening day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
Four-Bet Gets Through for Nicolas Malandre
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Nicolas Malandre was under the gun and raised to 1,500. Aldo Caprite called from the cutoff and Tomas Carvallo three-bet to 5,300 from the big blind. Malandre took about a minute and then four-bet to 11,500. Caprite folded. Carvallo went into the tank for about three minutes before reluctantly laying down his hand. The table asked to see what Malandre had but he was having none of it and sent his cards face down to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
32,000 |
Juan Parra Doubles Through Norberto Korn
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Norberto Korn limped in from under the gun, and a player in middle position raised to 2,000. Juan Parra called on the button, as did Tarek Sleiman from the big blind. Korn decided to raise to 8,700, and the initial raiser folded. Parra wasted no time and cut out chips to call, and Sleiman folded.
The flop came 
and Korn led out for 6,500. Parra immediately raised to 21,500 and Korn asked how much he had behind. He looked at his stack and it appeared to be another 20,000. Korn moved all in. Parra snap-called.
Parra tabled 
for a set of nines, while Korn tabled 
for a pair of threes.
The turn was the 
and Korn was left drawing dead to the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
75,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Korn Fills Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Tarek Sleiman was on the button and raised to 1,300. Norberto Korn called from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Sleiman, who bet 1,500. Both Korn and the big blind called.
The turn was the , and all three players checked to the river, which was the . Korn led out for 2,500 and the big blind snap-called. Sleiman reached into his stack and raised to 14,000. Korn wasted no time and four-bet to 28,500. The big blind folded, and Sleiman went into the tank. He counted his chips out and based on the expression on his face, he was clearly torn about the decision. Eventually, Sleiman folded.
Korn raked in the pot and decided to show the table his hand, revealing 
for a full house, sevens full of sixes. Sleiman smiled and the two players exchanged some words.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
40,500
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The field has thinned from 132 to about 88 as the dinner break has kicked off.
Registration will still be open for another two full levels.
Play will resume in about 80 minutes at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Monster Hand for Daniel Oscar Foti
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Daniel Oscar Foti was under the gun and raised to 1,000. A player in the small blind three-bet to 6,000 and Foti called.
The flop was 
and the small blind led out for 14,000. Foti called.
The turn was the 
and the player in the small blind moved all in. Foti snap-called and showed for a full house. His opponent showed 
and was drawing dead to the river.
Foti is the first player over 100,000 and is the clear chip leader heading into the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |