On a flop of . Julian Menendez and Simon Campo got all the money in the middle, with the latter being at risk for his last 300,000 or so.
Showdown
Campo:
Menendez:
Campo had flopped a flush draw and was looking to crack the two pair of Menendez. The turn was a blank for both players, while the river missed Campo and gave Menendez a full house. Campo became our 19th-place finished and brought about a short pause in the action while the tournament officials combined the remaining field down to two tables.
Miguel Solano was all in for his short stack with and found action from Jhon Jairo with . The board rolled out to secure the pot for Jairo and eliminate Solano in 18th place.
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Cesar Mejia Medina shoved for about 355,000 from middle position and found action from David Garcia in the hijack. The rest of table ducked out of the way.
Medina tabled , but was in bad shape against Garcia's . It got even worse on the flop for Medina as it came down to give Garcia a flush draw. The turn locked it up for Garcia, making the river merely a formality.
Jason Sudol was in early position and moved all in for his last 320,000. Stuart McDonald was next to act and quickly moved all in over the top for about 360,000. The rest of the field cleared out and it was a showdown between the American and Australian.
Showdown
Sudol:
McDonald:
With his identical twin brother rooting him on from the rail, Sudol rose from how chair and waited to see if the flop would bring an ace. The offered little help, and the turn meant Sudol's fate was dependent upon the river. The dealer burned and revealed the .
Sudol's run came to an end n 16th place for $5,294, not too shabby for the man who qualified for the tournament in a satellite right here at the Allegre Casino.
Rafael Pardo moved all in from early position for 271,000 watched his opponents fold one by one all the way to Jonathan Markovitz in the big blind. The chip leader made the call and it was off to the races.
Showdown
Markovitz:
Pardo:
Markovitz has been running hot here on Day 3, but this was one he was meant to lose as the board ran out and Pardo's fours held. The latter is up to 560,000 while the chip leader took a small hit down to 1.4 million.
Julian Menendez opened to 60,000 in early position and was called by Carlos Ponce in the cutoff.
The flop came down and Menendez check-called 120,000 to see the turn. It was the same story as Menendez check-called another 120,000. Both checked the turn with Ponce tabling . Menendez couldn't beat it and surrendered the pot.
. Julian Menendez and Simon Campo got all the money in the middle, with the latter being at risk for his last 300,000 or so.
turn was a blank for both players, while the 
river missed Campo and gave Menendez a full house. Campo became our 19th-place finished and brought about a short pause in the action while the tournament officials combined the remaining field down to two tables.
and found action from Jhon Jairo with 
. The board rolled out 
, but was in bad shape against Garcia's 
river merely a formality.
turn meant Sudol's fate was dependent upon the river. The dealer burned and revealed the 
.
and Pardo's fours held. The latter is up to 560,000 while the chip leader took a small hit down to 1.4 million.
and Menendez check-called 120,000 to see the 
turn. It was the same story as Menendez check-called another 120,000. Both checked the 
turn with Ponce tabling 
