Stuart McDonald raised to 17,000 from early position and was called by Andres Castro in middle position. The rest of the field cleared out of the way and it was heads up to the flop. McDonald put out a standard continuation-bet of 18,000, and Castro took about a minute before moving all in for 61,000.
It was only 43,000 back to McDonald, and he certainly had the chips to play; nonetheless, the raise seemed to concern him. "I don't know what you could have. ?" McDonald continued to think about the possibilities as the minutes ticked down on the clock. Finally, someone at the table called, "Tiempo," for a clock.
With about six second remaining on the countdown, McDonald made the call and flipped over . Castro sheepishly turned over and was looking for some help. The turn did more harm than good for Castro, while the river was the final nail in his coffin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
flop. McDonald put out a standard continuation-bet of 18,000, and Castro took about a minute before moving all in for 61,000.
?" McDonald continued to think about the possibilities as the minutes ticked down on the clock. Finally, someone at the table called, "Tiempo," for a clock.
. Castro sheepishly turned over 
and was looking for some help. The 
turn did more harm than good for Castro, while the 
river was the final nail in his coffin.
to give Castillo the huge double up.
for ace high. Menendez rolled over 
.
fell harmlessly on the river.
to give a pair of aces and the double up to Forero.
, but found himself crushed by an opponent's 
. The board ran out 
