With about 45,000 in the pot and a flop of , Nicolas Fierro Gottner was faced with ultimate decision. He had checked the flop over to his opponent in Seat 8, who had fired out 50,000. Gottner, who was the chip leader most of the day, had plenty of chips and contemplated the call.
After a few minutes in the tank, someone at the table called for a clock. Gottner continued to think as the seconds ticked by before showing the and mucking his hand.
"Wow," said his opponent in Seat 8 as he flashed his . Gottner may have been ahead at that moment, but he would have had to dodge half the deck. Oh, what could have been.
Eduardo Oscar Camia moved all in with , and Nicolas Fierro Gottner called with to put him at risk. The board came , and Camia fell in 30th place. Gottner's stack, on the other hand, is going back in the right direction.
Tournament officials have recently confirmed that the plan, as established at the beginning of the day, is to play down to the final 24 players. They were quick to note that it could possibly change at their discretion.
Angel Guillen raised to 10,000 from early position and looked as though he would swipe the blinds and antes as action folded around; however, the big blind wasn't ready to go so easily. Instead, he tossed out a raise to 24,000.
After Guillen made the call, the flop came down and both players checked. When the hit the turn, the big blind did not hesitate to bet 22,000. Guillen took a moment to think it over and decided to pick a better spot. He currently sits with 185,000.
Although the remaining players don't seem to be in any hurry to get to the finish line, it's time to race off the black T100 chips. We'll be back, sans black chips, after a 15 minute break.
Action folded to the blinds and the player in the small blind promptly raised to 14,000. Terrence Chan was in the big blind and made the call. The flop came down and the small blind led out for 14,000, which Chan called.
When the appeared on the turn, the small blind bet 22,000 and again Chan called. The hit the river and the small blind remained consistent by betting 22,000. Chan took his time, replaying the hand in his head, before cutting out the chips and making the call.
The small blind looked as if he had been defeated and showed . Chan then revealed his own . The table couldn't believe the turn of events. All that action and it ended in a chop, after a nice call by Chan we might add.
, Nicolas Fierro Gottner was faced with ultimate decision. He had checked the flop over to his opponent in Seat 8, who had fired out 50,000. Gottner, who was the chip leader most of the day, had plenty of chips and contemplated the call.
and mucking his hand.
. Gottner may have been ahead at that moment, but he would have had to dodge half the deck. Oh, what could have been.![[user140525]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, and Nicolas Fierro Gottner called with 
to put him at risk. The board came 
, and Camia fell in 30th place. Gottner's stack, on the other hand, is going back in the right direction.
and both players checked. When the 
, but he didn't get any help from the board against 
. Nadal made a quiet exit in 33rd place.
and the small blind led out for 14,000, which Chan called.
appeared on the turn, the small blind bet 22,000 and again Chan called. The 
hit the river and the small blind remained consistent by betting 22,000. Chan took his time, replaying the hand in his head, before cutting out the chips and making the call.
. Chan then revealed his own 