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Roberto Bianchi - 23rd Place
In middle position, Roberto Bianchi made it 32,000 to play, and Stephen Chidwick moved all in from the small blind. When Nacho Barbero folded his big blind, Bianchi made the call for the rest of his own chips, putting himself at risk. Cards up, fellas:
Chidwick:
Bianchi:
Bianchi was in bad shape, and things wouldn't get any better on a board that ran . Chidwick wins this two-pair kicker battle, sending Bianchi off to the payout desk and improving his stack to about 480,000.
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Martin Fuentes - 22nd Place
Martin Fuentes got his short stack all in preflop with , and he was in a tough spot against Andres Korn's .
There wasn't really a whole lot for Fuentes to sweat as the dealer ran out a board full of blanks: . Trip sevens win for Korn, and he's added a notch to his belt.
Fuentes was the chip leader around this time yesterday, and he managed to ride that stack to a deep run. His bid for the final table comes up short though, his day done with 21 players still remaining.
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First in from middle position, Stephen Chidwick open-raised to 20,000. Norbert Ludger called from the big blind, and the two men went heads up the rest of the way.
The flop was an action flop as the dealer rolled out . When Ludger checked, Chidwick continued out with a bet of 37,500. Ludger then stuck in a check-raise to 76,000, and Chidwick responded by moving all in over the top. His opponent snap-called for the rest of his stack, and Chidwick had him on the ropes:
Chidwick:
Ludger:
How quickly things can change though. The that dropped on the turn improved Ludger to the nine-high straight, needing to fade just a few outs to ensure his survival. The river was a safe rag, and he's doubled his way up to 455,000.
Chidwick had himself a roller-coaster Day 2, and his Day 3 is shaping up to be more of the same. After nearly doubling his stack in the first full level, he's been knocked back down to 249,000, just about where his day began.
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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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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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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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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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. Chidwick wins this two-pair kicker battle, sending Bianchi off to the payout desk and improving his stack to about 480,000.
, and he was in a tough spot against Andres Korn's 
. Trip sevens win for Korn, and he's added a notch to his belt.
. When Ludger checked, Chidwick continued out with a bet of 37,500. Ludger then stuck in a check-raise to 76,000, and Chidwick responded by moving all in over the top. His opponent snap-called for the rest of his stack, and Chidwick had him on the ropes:
was a safe rag, and he's doubled his way up to 455,000.
, and the race was on.
. 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.
on the river. Dias boat is bigger, and he's pulled in a much-needed double up.
to pull him into a big lead. But it would not last long. The two-out 
filled out the board, and the soft-spoken Chidwick wished his table luck as he headed off toward the cashier.
