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Alfons Fenijn - 8th Place
On the seventh hand of the final table, Derek Lerner had the button in Seat 9. Alfons Fenijn moved all in for 52,000. Sergio Farias reraised 135,000 and everyone folded.
Farias:
Fenijn:
Farias was ahead with pocket jacks and Fenijn was all in for his tournament life. The flop was and Fenijn picked up a gutshot Broadway straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the . Sergio won the pot and knocked out a second player at the final table in the opening orbit. Alfons Fenijn from the Netherlands was eliminated in eighth place. He won $35,280.
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Sergio Farias a.k.a. the Latin Jon Lovitz
Sergio Farias is a local player from Mar del Plata. The crowd is filled with his friends and family, and they have been boisterously cheering on every hand that he has played. In the first orbit Sergio woke up with two big hands and busted two of the smaller stacks. Sergio jumped into second place in chips and trails the chip leader Dominik Nitsche by around 100,000.
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After two bustouts in the first orbit, action has slowed down a bit. In the previous orbit, both Derek Lerner and Jason Skeans open-shoved from UTG and both players won the blinds and antes.
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Veronica Dabul and Leo Fernandez on Day 1
Throughout the tournament, Leo Fernandez has been at the center of attention. On Day 1 his table was surrounded by film crews, photographers, reporters, floor staff...and that was before he lost 90% of his chips in a huge hand during the first level. The crowd REALLY got crazy then, as a six-deep mob pressed as close as they could (or dared) to see what had happened to their native son.
But, Fernandez dug in and fought his way back from that early disaster and now finds himself at the final table. And one of his most enthusiastic supporters is Veronica Dabul, a fellow Team PokerStars Pro, who was sitting to Leo's right on Day 1 when he was crippled just minutes into the tournament. Now he's sitting at the final table, and Veronica is sitting right there in the front row by the stage, rooting Leo on.
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Derek Lerner - 7th Place
Derek Lerner was on the button in Seat 9. Action folded around to Derek Lerner, who moved all in for 100,000. Rodolfo Awad called.
Rodolfo:
Derek:
The flop was . The turn was the and Lerner was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless . Rodolfo won the hand and Derek Lerner was eliminated in 7th place. The Canadian won $49,400.
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The DOMinator shakes Leo Fernandez's hand moment after his elimination
Jason Skean was on the button in Seat 1. Dominik Nitsche opened for 42,000. Leo Fernandez moved all in for 230,000. Sergio Farias went into the tank for three minutes and announced that he was all in for 515,000. Dominik "DOMinator" Nitsche quickly said that he was all in. Three-way all in. Talk about a cooler.
Dominik Nitsche:
Sergio:
Leo:
The crowd leapt to its feet with excitement and anticipation. Everyone at the table stood up. Leo shook his head when he saw his opponent's cards. Leo's fans begged the dealer for a king.
Dominik took a deep breath as the dealer fanned out the flop of . The turn was the and Dominik folded his arms and tensed up as the dealer dealt the river card. The river was the and Dominik Nitsche screamed, "Yes!" The young German won the hand and knocked out two players. He's now close to 2 million in chips.
Leo Fernandez finished in 6th place and won $63,520. Sergio Farias was eliminated in 5th place and $77,620.
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After that massive pot, Dominik Nitsche had so many chips that the tournament director paused the action to color him up. Action will resume shortly.
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and Fenijn picked up a gutshot Broadway straight draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Sergio won the pot and knocked out a second player at the final table in the opening orbit. Alfons Fenijn from the Netherlands was eliminated in eighth place. He won $35,280.
. Sergio checked. Dominik moved all in and Sergio folded. The German highschooler won the pot.
and Lerner was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless 
. The turn was the 
and Dominik Nitsche screamed, "Yes!" The young German won the hand and knocked out two players. He's now close to 2 million in chips.