Action folded to the most experienced player at the table in terms of poker-playing years Claudio Piedrabuena in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. Fernando Araujo reraised all in from the big blind and had Piedrabuena covered. Piedrabuena tanked for about a minute and a half and then made the call to put himself at risk for 345,000. He held the and Araujo held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out to give Piedrabuena the double up. Araujo was left with 200,000 and is now the short stack at the final table.
On the first hand back from the break, action folded to PokerStars qualifier Fernando Araujo in the small blind and he moved all in for 195,000. Engelberth Varela called from the big blind and tabled , behind Araujo's .
That all changed when the flop came down to give Varela the lead with a pair of tens. Araujo was unable to catch up as the turn and river officially ended his Main Event with a seventh-place finish.
Action folded to Engelberth Varela in the small blind and he raised to 85,000. In the big blind, Felipe Pasini reraised all in for 340,000. Varela gave it some thought, but eventually released his hand to the muck and let Pasini take this one down.
Action moved to Claudio Piedrabuena in the hijack seat and he opened with a raise to 125,000. Engelberth Varela reraised from the cutoff seat to 275,000 next. Play then folded back around to Piedrabuena. He tanked for the better half of two minutes and then announced that he was all in. The all-in bet was for a total of 700,000. Varela took about ten seconds before making the call and the hands were tabled.
First, Varela showed the after he made the call. Piedrabuena waited for a few seconds and then showed the , having Varela outdone so far.
The board ran out and Piedrabuena pumped his fists for the double up he received. He's up to nearly 1.5 million while Varela dropped back to 1.7 million.
Nelson Trad Neto opened to 100,000 in the hijack and was met with an Alex Komaromi re-raise to 235,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Neto four-bet jammed for 900,000. Komaromi spent the next two minutes in the tank before opting to call.
Neto:
Komaromi:
The players' respective fans loudly called for the cards they wanted to see as Neto nervously paced around the table, yelling for an ace to hit. The flop came down , giving Neto outs to broadway in addition to his overcards. However, the hit the turn and left Neto drawing to just the four remaining jacks in the deck.
The hit the river and paired Neto, but it was too little too late. He is out in sixth place.
From under the gun, Claudio Piedrabuena raised to 100,000. Action folded to Alex Komaromi in the big blind and he three-bet to 255,000. Piedrabuena made the call and the flop came down . Komaromi fired 310,000 and won the pot.
From the cutoff seat, PokerStars qualifier Felipe Pasini raised all in for 410,000. Alex Komaromi reraised all in from the small blind and everyone else folded. Pasini held the and Komaromi held the .
The board ran out and Komaromi's tens held up. Pasini was eliminated on the hand and earned $46,600 for his finish in fifth place. Below are the chip counts for the remaining four players.
and Araujo held the 
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to give Piedrabuena the double up. Araujo was left with 200,000 and is now the short stack at the final table.
, behind Araujo's 
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to give Varela the lead with a pair of tens. Araujo was unable to catch up as the 
turn and 
river officially ended his Main Event with a seventh-place finish.
after he made the call. Piedrabuena waited for a few seconds and then showed the 
and Piedrabuena pumped his fists for the double up he received. He's up to nearly 1.5 million while Varela dropped back to 1.7 million.
, giving Neto outs to broadway in addition to his overcards. However, the 
hit the turn and left Neto drawing to just the four remaining jacks in the deck.
and Komaromi held the 
and Komaromi's tens held up. Pasini was eliminated on the hand and earned $46,600 for his finish in fifth place. Below are the chip counts for the remaining four players.