08-05-2010 14:00 UTC-3
With 3,750 in the pot and the flop reading , Victor Ramdin fired out a bet of 1,400 from the button.
His opponent - seated in the hijack - deliberated for a few moments before making the call.
Both players checked down the and on the turn and river as Ramdin tossed his cards into the muck at the sight of his opponent's .
Ramdin has now slipped to just 5,425 in chips.
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Victor Ramdin
08-05-2010 14:05 UTC-3
Dominik Nitsche
LAPT Mar del Plata Champion and tournament short stack Dominik Nitsche has recently bitten the dust.
We aren't exactly sure of how he was eliminated, but what we can tell you is that he is no longer in today's tournament.
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Dominik Nitsche
08-05-2010 14:06 UTC-3
One opponent checked the flop of to Victor Ramdin. He fired 200 and his opponent called. The turn brought the and the player checked to Ramdin again. Ramdin fired 300 and his opponent called.
The river completed the board with a fourth spade, the . Both players checked.
Ramdin tabled the and out kicked his opponent's to win the pot. He's back to 6,000 in chips.
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Victor Ramdin
08-05-2010 14:06 UTC-3
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
08-05-2010 14:24 UTC-3
Here are the updated chip counts as we return from break.
Player
Chips
Progress
47,800
1,000
1,000
38,400
18,400
18,400
Gualter Salles
34,300
12,100
12,100
32,800
6,200
6,200
30,100
300
300
Joe Cada
28,550
1,250
1,250
26,500
4,200
4,200
Christian de Leon
26,100
3,300
3,300
24,400
3,100
3,100
Alexandre Gomes
18,800
1,200
1,200
17,400
6,700
6,700
Humberto Brenes
17,100
2,300
2,300
16,500
3,875
3,875
13,300
1,400
1,400
6,700
600
600
Victor Ramdin
6,000
575
575
Dominik Nitsche
Busted
08-05-2010 14:36 UTC-3
Humberto Brenes
From early position, Humberto Brenes raised to 400. The player in the cutoff seat made the call and the two took a flop together. A monotone fell on the felt and Brenes fired a continuation bet of 800. His opponent called.
The turn brought the and Brenes stayed on the gas, firing 1,000. His opponent flashed the and mucked his hand. Brenes moved back to 19,000 in chips.
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Humberto Brenes
08-05-2010 14:48 UTC-3
Veronica Dabul opened to 400 from under the gun, and found callers in two spots; one of which was the small blind.
The flop fell down , and following a check from the small blind, Dabul fired out a bet of 550.
She found a fold from one opponent before the small blind check-raised to 1,600.
Dabul spent sixty seconds deliberating her decision before slowly sliding her cards towards the muck to relinquish the pot while slipping to 13,500.
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Veronica Dabul
08-05-2010 15:01 UTC-3
Gualter Salles in action
Facing for limps of 150 ahead of him, Gualter Salles bumped it to 800 from the small blind.
The original limper made the call once the big blind folded, as the three other limpers all dropped out.
On the flop of , Salles paused for a moment before firing out a bet of 1,250 to prompt a quick muck from his opponent.
With that pot, Salles returns to his starting stack; and now sits with 20,650 in chips.
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Gualter Salles
08-05-2010 15:16 UTC-3
No three-peat for Nacho!
On a flop of , Jose Ignacio Barbero made it 900 and found one caller before Angel Guillen bumped it to 1,800.
Both players made the call to see the land on the turn before Guillen fired out a healthy bet of 7,300.
Barbero committed the remainder of his chips to be at risk against his fellow Team PokerStars Pro.
Barbero:
Guillen:
With Barbero drawing dead, he found himself on the unfamiliar outskirts of the tournament - the rail!
Guillen collected not only the pot to move to over 80,000, but also the prized scalp of Latin America's hottest running player!
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Jose Ignacio Barbero