Nacho Barbero has lost his first pot of the day in a blind battle. Rene Aguilar called from the SB and Barbero checked from the BB to see a flop. Both checked to the turn where Barbero called a 80,000 bet before tank-folding to a 97,000 bet on the river.
Erick Cabrera just found out the hard way what happens when you three-bet Jose "Nacho" Barbero. Barbero opened to 70,000 from the button to see Cabrera three-bet to 200,000 from the BB. Barbero's response was to four-bet to 430,000. Job done as Cabera folded.
Valerio Valera has been incredibly short several times these last couple of days but has had vital double ups just when he's needed it. But not this time.
Carlos Herrera opened the pot and Valerio Valera called all-in from the button for 79,000. Jose Barbero called the raise. Three players went to the flop - one already all-in. Herrera bet 150,000 on the flop to isolate Valera with for top pair. Barbero moved out of the way and Valera showed . The turn and river blanked and Valera left to applause.
Two hands after we have another elimination and it's a bit of a cruel one. Ben Barrows opened the pot with a raise and then moved all-in when Carlos Herrera three-bet. Herrera snap-called with to create a 1.5million pot. Barrows was in bad shape with but with the help of "USA USA" shouts from his railers he hit trips on the flop. The turn and river failed to bring a re-suck out and we're down to six.
Ismael Cadiz has picked up some vital chips from Rene Aguilar making a 100,000 value bet on a flop with . Neither player put any further chips in on the turn or river.
It took two bullets for Erick Cabrera to lose Jose Barbero; one on the flop and one on the river. Cabrera bet 100,000 on the flop and Barbero called. Both players checked the turn before Cabrera bet the river. Barbero passed to much applause from Cabrera's supporters.
The next hand Cabrera raised to 140,000 and got no callers. The Peruvian showed pocket tens.
Jose "Nacho" Barbero and Ben Barrows tangled in a little pot with the Argentine coming out on top. Barbero raised from the cut-off and was called by Barrows. The flop came and Barrows check-folded to 100,000 pot after studying his opponent for a short while.