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Nacho Barbero, now with significantly fewer chips
Bernardo Dias opened to 25,000 in the cutoff seat, and Nacho Barbero three-bet him from the small blind. He made it 75,000 to play, only to see Dias shove in for 228,000 total. Without much hesitation, Barbero made the call to put Dias at risk.
Showdown
Dias:
Barbero:
Dias stood from his chair to talk to his friends on the rail, turning around just in time to see the land in the door. A loud, "Yes!" came from Dias and his rail in a simultaneous eruption of celebration. In the end, the board of gives Dias the double, shooting him all the way up to about 470,000.
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We pick up the action in a heads-up pot as the dealer ran out a flop of . Jose Luis Capdevila checked, and Cesar Mostafa checked it right back.
Fourth street brought the and another Capdevila check. Mostafa figured it was the time to bet now, and he slid out 27,000. Capdevila took pause for just a moment before calling, and the filled out the board on fifth street. When Capdevila checked again, Mostafa fired a final bet of 68,000. Capdevila paused for what must have been two or three full minutes before splashing the calling chips into the pot.
Mostafa tabled , and his full house was the winner. Capdevila offered a quiet, "Nice hand," as he returned his cards to the muck.
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Jose Luis Capdevila button-raised to 26,000, and big blind Cesar Mostafa came along from the big blind. The flop brought out , and with it came the action. Mostafa led out with a bet of 25,000, drawing a raise to 67,000 from Capdevila. When the three-bet came, Capdevila called all in for a total of about 220,000, Mostafa having him well covered.
Showdown
Capdevila:
Mostafa:
Mostafa had no pair and no draw, but if he could hit, he would skyrocket up close to the million-chip mark.
The on the turn missed him, though. And so did the that rivered. Capdevil's pair holds up, and he's earned himself a huge double up to 510,000.
That knocks Mostafa all the way back to 420,000, and Norbert Luges picks up the chip lead by virtue of that slide.
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Daniel Kowalski - 20th Place
On the button, Daniel Kowalski open-raised to 27,000. Norbert Ludger made the call in the big blind, and the two men went off to the flop.
It came down , and the action went check-check. On fourth street, the drew a leading bet of 43,000 from Ludger. Kowalski responded by moving all in for about 135,000, and Ludger put in the call to put him at risk.
Kowalski tabled for top pair, and he was ahead of his opponent's . Ludger pair would improve in a big way come fifth street, though; the landed on board, giving him the nine-high straight and the knockout.
That's the end of Daniel Kowalski's day, becoming Ludger's second victim in quick succession. He'll pocket $7,300 for his efforts this week.
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Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick - 21st Place
On the very next hand...
Norbert Ludger made it 30,000 to play first-in from the hijack seat. Stephen Chidwick moved all in for about 120,000 on the button, and Ludger made the call to put the dangerous Chidwick in immediate jeopardy. They were flipping a coin:
Ludger:
Chidwick:
The flop found Chidwick's overcards, the dealer spreading out to pull him into a big lead. But it would not last long. The two-out plunked fourth street, locking up the pot for Ludger right there. A meaningless filled out the board, and the soft-spoken Chidwick wished his table luck as he headed off toward the cashier.
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From the button, Bernardo Dias moved his short stack of about 80,000 into the middle. Stephen Chidwick found an ace in the small blind, and he re-raised all in to put Dias at risk.
Showdown
Dias:
Chidwick:
The flop was a rather friendly on for the at-risk Dias, coming down . The on the turn left Chidwick drawing dead, despite making a full house with the on the river. Dias boat is bigger, and he's pulled in a much-needed double up.
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Nicolas Cardyn was all in for his last 70,000 with . Humberto Brenes looked him up with , and the race was on.
Cardyn's horse outran Brenes' shark as the board came safe: . No ace and no king means that Cardyn can keep his chips and have some of Humberto's as well. He's up to about 155,000 now, while Brenes drops under 300,000.
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land in the door. A loud, "Yes!" came from Dias and his rail in a simultaneous eruption of celebration. In the end, the board of 
gives Dias the double, shooting him all the way up to about 470,000.
. Jose Luis Capdevila checked, and Cesar Mostafa checked it right back.
filled out the board on fifth street. When Capdevila checked again, Mostafa fired a final bet of 68,000. Capdevila paused for what must have been two or three full minutes before splashing the calling chips into the pot.
, and with it came the action. Mostafa led out with a bet of 25,000, drawing a raise to 67,000 from Capdevila. When the three-bet came, Capdevila called all in for a total of about 220,000, Mostafa having him well covered.
, and the action went check-check. On fourth street, the 
for top pair, and he was ahead of his opponent's 
. Ludger pair would improve in a big way come fifth street, though; the 
to pull him into a big lead. But it would not last long. The two-out 
plunked fourth street, locking up the pot for Ludger right there. A meaningless 
. The 
on the turn left Chidwick drawing dead, despite making a full house with the 
on the river. Dias boat is bigger, and he's pulled in a much-needed double up.
