Santa Maria Stays Alive on the River
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player in the small blind moved all in, and Fernando Santa Maria called for 147,000 in the big blind.
Fernando Santa Maria: A♦J♥ 
Opponent: A♣K♣
The start-of-day chip leader was dominated and at risk as the 10♥10♣5♥10♠ board left him a card from elimination. The river, though, brought the J♠ to give him a full house as Santa Maria doubled up.
Jose Maria Sanchez was recently decimated in a big pot against Francisco Togores, who made a set of threes. Sanchez was eliminated by Antonios Loupasis the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
300,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |