We didn't catch the betting action, but we do know that Alejandro Araya and David Garcia got the money all in pre flop and created a pot worth 760,000!
Showdown
Garcia:
Araya:
The hands weren't exactly what spectators were expecting, but it was the same scenario they've seen dozens of times . . . a race! Garcia managed to pull way out in front on the flop, leaving Araya looking for a three. The turn wasn't it, and neither was the river. Araya, who was one of the big stacks in the room, was dropped well below chip average while Garcia vaulted to the top of the chip counts.
A short-stacked Juan Carlos Valencia was all in for his last 70,000 with , but found himself crushed by an opponent's . The board ran out , bringing Valencia's tournament to an end.
Victor Forero opened to 27,000 in early position, but was faced with a re-raise when Martin Romero popped it to 87,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Forero who shoved for 207,000. Romero called with and was racing with Forero's .
The board ran out to give a pair of aces and the double up to Forero.
George Alvarado moved all in from the hijack for 21,000 and was quickly called by the player in the cutoff. The big blind then three-bet to 85,000 total, forcing the cutoff to fold and isolating Alvarado, who now had a chance to more than triple up.
Showdown
Big Blind:
Alvarado:
The flop put Alvarado in a bad spot, but the turn gave him some hope to a flush. That hope was short lived, however, as the fell harmlessly on the river.
Nicolas Cottin shoved for 120,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position. Cottin tabled , but was crushed by his opponent's .
The board rolled out , ending Cottin's tournament.
With somewhere between 150-200K in the pot and a board reading , Julian Menendez checked and opened the door for the big blind to bet 60,000. Menendez thought long and hard before making the call, and he seemed pleasantly pleased when his opponent showed for ace high. Menendez rolled over for a winning pair of sixes.
Gilberto Castillo opened to 22,000, but was re-raised by a player in middle position to 70,000. On the button, Nicolas Cottin re-raised all in with the biggest stack of the bunch. Castillo called all in for 200,000, the middle-position player folded, and the hands were revealed.
Castillo:
Cottin:
The board came down to give Castillo the huge double up.
flop, leaving Araya looking for a three. The 
turn wasn't it, and neither was the 
river. Araya, who was one of the big stacks in the room, was dropped well below chip average while Garcia vaulted to the top of the chip counts.
, but found himself crushed by an opponent's 
. The board ran out 
and was racing with Forero's 
.
to give a pair of aces and the double up to Forero.
flop put Alvarado in a bad spot, but the 
fell harmlessly on the river.
for a winning pair of sixes.
