Roman Suarez Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,850)

First in from the button, Roman Suarez stuck in a raise to 140,000. When Norbert Ludger folded his small blind, Nacho Barbero announced an all-in reraise, putting the decision right back on Suarez. He had only 600,000 total to begin the hand, and he made the call for the remainder, putting himself all in and at risk.

Showdown
Suarez: {A-Hearts}

Barbero:

Despite being dominated, Suarez had a pretty decent chance of at least chopping the pot and staying alive. The flop, however, was a disastrous {J-Clubs}

, pairing Barbero's kicker and leaving the endangered player drawing dead to two running cards.

If the flop was bad, the {7-Clubs}

on the turn was devastating. Barbero improved to the unbeatable trip sevens, and a meaningless {6-Hearts}

filled out the board as Suarez was already shaking hands with the remaining players.

On the first hand of the new level, Roman Suarez becomes our eighth-place finisher. He'll pocket more than $20,000 for his work this week.

Now for the good news: Barbero is up to 1.4 million and battling for the chip lead.

Tags: Nacho Barbero Roman Suarez

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Roman Suarez Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,850)