After Gustavo Flessak and Mario Niciforo limped, Matthias Habernig raised to 32,000 from the cutoff. Matias Ruzzi was on the button and reraised to 100,000. Flessak and Niciforo got out of the way and Habernig moved all-in for a total of 200,000. Ruzzi made the call and they turned over their cards:
Ruzzi: 
Habernig: 
The board ran out 
and Habernig, the LAPT Florianopolis champ, doubled to around 450,000. Meanwhile, Ruzzi was left with just 80,000.
Jose Guevara was crippled after his opponent was all-in for 64,000 and rivered a flush with the 
. A few hands later, Guevara was all-in with the 
against the 
of Terrence Chan.
The board ran out 
and Guevara received a double up. Even still, he is still short-stacked with 74,000.
On the feature table, Freddy Tores found himself all in with . Those cards would have looked a whole lot better, however, if Bolivar Palacios hadn't called with to put Tores at risk. The board ran out 
, and with a better two pair, Palacios eliminated Tores. The Panamanian is now up to 545,000, while the Colombian headed to collect his $8,820 in 19th place.
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Gerardo Godinez Estrada opened for 25,000 and Roberto Bianchi made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Bianchi checked to Estrada, who bet 30,000. Bianchi quickly raised to 80,000 and Estrada thought it over for a minute before announcing, "All in."
"Call," replied Bianchi in an instant, turning over 
. Estrada, who was the one all in for an additional 220,000 or so, was in big troube with his 
and would need runner-runner to survive.
The 
on the turn gave him some hope and it was down to the river. The dealer burned and flipped the 
on the river. Bianchi was vaulted into the chip lead while Estrada was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
496,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
445,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
||
|
|
418,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
400,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
390,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
352,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
||
|
333,000
115,500
|
115,500 |
|
246,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
235,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
202,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
179,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
176,000
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
|
149,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
140,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
133,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
117,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
116,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
|
107,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
77,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
The remaining 20 players are on their first break of the day. We're grabbing coffee, and we'll meet you back here in 15.
Carlos Augusto Perez Herrera was on the button and put in a raise to 20,000. Roberto Bianchi, who has been quite active lately, was in the small blind and immediately announced a raise. He stacked some chips and made it 52,000 to go.
Terrence Chan folded in the big blind and Herrera responded by moving all-in for 69,000 more. Bianchi had him covered but tanked for a solid minute before making the call.
Bianchi:
Herrera: 
Herrera was ahead and remained so after the flop. The cameras were rolling as the 
was put out on the turn, changing nothing. Herrera needed to dodge a king on the river to double. The dealer burned and revealed the 
! Bianchi slapped the table in celebration and all Herrera could do was bow his head in defeat. He was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place.
We've all seen it before. A player in early position (this time Luis Alberto Bonnet) opens (this time to 24,000). Another man (here, Hector Balsano) takes a deep breath and three-bets to 85,000. Then the small blind (Mario Niciforo) takes two deep breaths and shoves. Bonnet snap-folded, and Balsano called to risk his tournament life. Both players were close in chips, but Niciforo's 200k had Balsano slightly covered.
Showdown
Balsano: 
Niciforo: 
The 
flop was clean for Balsano. The changed nothing on the turn. Then boom. The on the river could be heard down the hall in the slot parlor. Niciforo let out a whoop, and Balsano stood back, stunned. He was led away to get paid out with Niciforo still celebrating. A minute later, Niciforo followed Balsano to shake his hand.
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