The action folded around to Mark Ioli in the small blind and after looking over Juan Serrano's modest stack, he moved all-in. Serrano considered the situation for about a minute before deciding to make the call.
His were dominated by Ioli's and after the flop came , Serrano was looking for a ten to make his straight. But the board ran out , and Serrano was eliminated.
And it was another brutal card on the river that did the deed. After a flop, Ioli bet 20,000 and Pereda moved all-in. Ioli made the call, only to find that his had been outflopped by Pereda's .
The on the turn gave Ioli a gutshot draw and that's what did Pereda in, as the hit on the river to give Ioli Broadway. Pereda pronounced a certain word that has a universal meaning, and then shook hands with Ioli before departing the tournament room.
Diego Maggiolo was all-in with against Dominik Nitsche's . The gave Maggiolo a pair and after the came on the turn, Nitsche was drawing dead to a jack. And that's just what happened as Nitsche spiked the to seize the pot and send Maggiolo out of the tournament.
Vadim Thelin shoved from UTG with short stack. Diego Maggiolo moved all in over the top. Alex Brenes looked down at his cards and announced that he was all in. They all sat at the table closest to the rail and the crowd surged at the table as all three players revealed their cards:
Vadim:
Diego:
Alex Brenes:
Brenes was ahead, but Diego had all of the players covered. The rail screamed out different cards depending on who they were rooting for. A vicious shouting match ensued.
"Tres! Tres!" one guy screamed.
"Reina!" shouted another.
The rest of the chatter? I could not understand. The dealer fanned out the flop of and the film crew jockeyed for position among the spectators who jumped the rail.
"Dos! Dos!" screamed Alex Brenes, who still held the lead.
The turn was the and the volume of screaming intensified. The river was the and Brenes' Big Slick held up. Vadim Thelin was eliminated and Brenes doubled through Deigo much to the delight of Brenes' friends and family.
They give you two cards in hold'em and sometimes the one you think is the lesser of the two saves the day. Pat Van Dijk held to Daniel Asis' and was no doubt looking for an ace to save the day. He didn't catch one on the flop, nor when the turned, but when the hit on the river the ten in Van Dijk's hand gave him a straight and the hand. "Yes!' he shouted, as Asis slumped back in his seat, hands cradling his head.
Raul Paez shoved with a baby pair. Robin Chesne called with suited overcards.
Chesne:
Paez:
The flop was . Although Paez flopped bottom set, Chesne picked up a flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the . Chesne won the pot with a queen-high flush and Paez headed to the rail.