$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

08-09-2008 18:50 UTC-3

Technical Difficulties

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08-09-2008 18:38 UTC-3

Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

He folds, and Lisandro Gallo starts things off with a raise to 100,000. Alex Brenes moves all in and Gallo quickly makes the call. He has right around 400,000 in chips remaining and they all go into the middle.

Gallo: {A-Hearts}

Brenes:

The flop draws a huge roar from the spectators, as it comes out {K-Spades}

. Gallo comes storming from behind to take the lead with a pair of fives. The turn is the {7-Clubs}

and the river is the {4-Spades}

, blanks for Brenes.

Despite getting it in with a dominated hand, Gallo earns a double-up courtesy of Alex Brenes, and he now sits with 840,000 in chips.

Tags: Alex Brenes Lisandro Gallo

08-09-2008 18:33 UTC-3

Pace of Play

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There is plenty of action at the table right now, but honestly, there's not much happening at the same time. Action preflop is aggressive, with plenty of raises and reraises. However, once the community cards come out, the betting seems to shut down, with the players apparently hesitant to do anything rash or make any false steps.

08-09-2008 18:19 UTC-3

Alex Brenes

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Alex Brenes has the button in Seat 7.

He raises the minimum, and Jose Miguel Espinar reraises to 105,000. Lisandro Gallo gets out of the way, and Brenes takes his time before making the call.

The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, and both players check.

Turn: {J-Hearts}

. Same action: check, check.

The river brings the {8-Hearts}

, putting a four-flush on board. Espinar checks, and Brenes makes a bet of 200,000. Fairly quickly, Espinar makes the call. Brenes turns over {8-?}

for eights full of fours on the river. Espinar open-mucks his {A-?}

and he sends more than 300,000 of his chips across the table.

Tags: Alex Brenes Jose Miguel Espinar

08-09-2008 17:56 UTC-3

Updated Chip Counts

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Alex Brenes - 1,655,000
Jose Miguel Espinar - 1,240,000
Lisandro Gallo - 625,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

08-09-2008 17:55 UTC-3

Play Resumes

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The clock is running, and the cards are in the air once again.

08-09-2008 17:36 UTC-3

Break Time

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The clock has been paused while the players take a 15-minute break.

08-09-2008 17:28 UTC-3

Alex Brenes

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Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

He opens with a raise to 55,000. Lisandro Gallo ducks out, but Alex Brenes reraises to 250,000. Espinar calls, and we have a big pot brewing already.

The flop is {9-Hearts}