Julian Menendez opened to 130,000 from the cutoff and after about 90 seconds in the tank, Jessica Bedoya put in her last 195,000 into the pot. Menendez called with and held a slight edge against Bedoya's .
The board came down to give Bedoya a pair of sevens to survive.
Rafael Pardo shipped his stack of 445,000 from middle position and was quickly called by Stuart McDonald in the big blind.
Showdown
McDonald:
Pardo:
Pardo was behind and needed some help, but he didn't get it on the flop. The was just as useless to Pardo, but the river was just what he needed. His rail erupted in cheers while McDonald slumped back in his chair silently.
Jessica Bedoya, who has been nursing a short stack the entire final table, moved all in for 405,000 from middle position. When action reached Julian Menendez in the big blind, he made the call and it was off to the races.
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Bedoya:
Menendez:
We've seen this exact situation a few times today, and every time the over cards have cracked the pocket pair. This time proved no different as the flop delivered Bedoya trips. The turn meant all she had to do was dodge a jack on the river, which is exactly what she did when the peeled off.
Rafael Pardo raised to 105,000 from middle position and found called in Jonathan Markovitz (button) and Jonathan Monsalves (big blind). Monsalves was first to act after the flop, and he checked to Pardo, who c-bet 140,000. Markovitz got out of the way, but Monsalves made the call.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Monsalves checked, Pardo bet 210,000, Monsalves moved all in, and Pardo snap-called off 610,000 more.
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Monsalves:
Pardo:
It was an action turn to say the least. Monsalves had hit trips with an ace kicker while Pardo had filled up. Monsalves was looking for an ace, five or nine on the river, but it was not meant to be as the peeled off.
Stuart McDonald moved all in from the hijack for 375,000 and was called by Victor Forero in the small blind.
Showdown
Forero:
McDonald:
The Australian was behind and in need of some help. The flop wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the . However, the river was just what the doctor ordered to get McDonald off life support.
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Action folded to Stuart McDonald in the cutoff and he put in a raise to 140,000, which Victor Forero called from the big blind. Both players then checked the flop, as well as the turn. When the spiked on the turn, Forero led out for 230,000 and McDonald snap-called. Forero didn’t want to show his hand, but McDonald refused to show his until his opponent either mucked or revealed.
Forero settled upon the latter and tabled , which was no good against McDonald’s .
Jessica Bedoya clung to a short stack for a long time, and it looks like that strategy is paying off big time. In a recent hand, Bedoya raised to 175,000 from the button only to have Jonathan Markovitz move all in. Bedoya called all in for 500,000, only to discover she was behind.
Showdown
Bedoya:
Markovitz:
Bedoya was hoping for an ace, but she got much more than that on the flop. As if that wasn’t enough, the dealer burned and turned the , giving her quads. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure as Bedoya doubled to 1.11 million
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to give Bedoya a pair of sevens to survive.
flop. The 
was just as useless to Pardo, but the 
flop delivered Bedoya trips. The 
turn meant all she had to do was dodge a jack on the river, which is exactly what she did when the 
peeled off.
flop, and he checked to Pardo, who c-bet 140,000. Markovitz got out of the way, but Monsalves made the call.
, Monsalves checked, Pardo bet 210,000, Monsalves moved all in, and Pardo snap-called off 610,000 more.
peeled off.
flop wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the 
turn. When the 
spiked on the turn, Forero led out for 230,000 and McDonald snap-called. Forero didn’t want to show his hand, but McDonald refused to show his until his opponent either mucked or revealed.
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