Fredy Torres raised to 500 from middle position and was met with an all-in reraise to 2,300. The blinds got out of the way and Torres made a quick call.
Showdown
Torres:
Button:
It was the classic pair vs. Big Slick flip, and Torres must have liked his spot after the flop fell . The turn changed nothing, prompting the button to rise from his chair. Just as he was prepared to make his exit, the spiked on the table, inspiring enough raw emotion for the at-risk player to slam his fist down in celebration.
Torres just smiled as the pot was pushed to his opponent.
In middle position, Team PokerStars Pro Christian de Leon min-raised to 400. Two seats over, a player popped it to 1,200 and action folded back to de Leon. He shoved for about 3,200 with , but his opponent called and tabled a dominating .
The flop fell to all but end de Leon's tournament. The turn officially ended it, making the river irrelevant.
A player in middle position limped for 200 only to have Jose "Nacho" Barbero raise to 600 from the cutoff. The players on the button and in the big blind called behind, while the original limper got out of the way. It was three-handed to the flop, which saw the big blind check and Barbero bet 650. Once again both his opponents called behind, leading to the turn.
This time it went check-check to the player on the button, who wasted little time in betting 1,350. Both the big blind and Barbero folded, with the latter dropping to just 4,000 in the process.
With 1,600 in the pot and a board reading , both the big blind and Angel Guillen checked to the river. The big blind then led out for 775 only to have Guillen raise to 1,625. It was only 850 more to the big blind, but he thought better of it and threw away his straight.
Obviously he thought Guillen had the ten, but we'll never know as the Team Pro slid his cards to the muck, chipping up to 19,000 in the process.
Two levels are in the books, which means it is time for the first break of the day. There seems to be a problem with the AC here at the Allegre Casino, which has made the tournament floor uncomfortably hot, so we're sure many of the players will seeks relief out in the plaza.
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turn changed nothing, prompting the button to rise from his chair. Just as he was prepared to make his exit, the 
spiked on the table, inspiring enough raw emotion for the at-risk player to slam his fist down in celebration.
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to all but end de Leon's tournament. The 
turn officially ended it, making the 
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river. The big blind then led out for 775 only to have Guillen raise to 1,625. It was only 850 more to the big blind, but he thought better of it and threw away his 
