PokerStars player and start-of-the-day chip leader Cassio Kiles has just seen his tournament life come to an end. Action folded to Kiles on the button and he raised to 35,000. In the small blind, Engelberth Varela reraised all in. After the big blind folded, Kiles called all in for 280,000 holding the . Varela held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and the ace on the river gave Varela the win. He had Kiles covered and eliminated the former chip leader from the tournament in 15th place. Kiles earned $7,060 for his finish.
Action folded to the small blind and Erik von Buxhoeveden limped in. Cassio Kiles raised to 56,000 from the big blind and then von Buxhoeveden reraised all in for 454,000. Kiles made the call with the . Von Buxhoeveden held the .
The flop came down and both players picked up a pair. Unfortunately for von Buxhoeveden, Kiles hit the bigger pair on the flop and he was behind. The turn was the and now von Buxhoeveden needed just an ace or a deuce on the river to stay alive and double in a big way.
The river completed the board with the and smacked von Buxhoeveden with trip twos to give him the win. He moved to over 900,000 while Kiles took a big hit and was knocked all the way back to 300,000 in chips.
Alex Komaromi raised to 40,000 in the small blind and Olaru Narcis Cristian re-raised all in for 280,000 from the big blind. Komaromi called and tabled . trailing Cristian's .
The flop came down , offering little help to Komaromi. However, the turn followed by the river made him the nut flush to score the elimination.
Mickey DoftAlejandro Federico de Arruabarrena - 17th Place
Alejandro Federico de Arruabarrena was all in for about 240,000 with , racing against Fernando Araujo's . The board fell to give Araujo two pair and send de Arruabarrena to the rail in 17th place.
Rafael Monteiro opened to 36,000 in the hijack and Mariano Balaguer shoved from the small blind for about 210,000. Engelberth Varela called from the big blind for most of his remaining stack while Monteiro ducked out of the way.
Varela tabled , racing with Balaguer's . The board ran out to give Varela a set, eliminating Balaguer in 18th place.
Action folded to Nicasio Toranzo in the small blind and he raised all in for 110,000. Nelson Trad Neto called from the big blind and tabled the . Toranzo held the .
The board ran out and Neto came from behind to win the hand. He eliminated Toranzo in the process and moved back over 300,000 in chips.
. Varela held the 
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and the ace on the river gave Varela the win. He had Kiles covered and eliminated the former chip leader from the tournament in 15th place. Kiles earned $7,060 for his finish.
. Von Buxhoeveden held the 
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and now von Buxhoeveden needed just an ace or a deuce on the river to stay alive and double in a big way.
. trailing Cristian's 
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, offering little help to Komaromi. However, the 
turn followed by the 
river made him the nut flush to score the elimination.
, racing against Fernando Araujo's 
. The board fell 
to give Araujo two pair and send de Arruabarrena to the rail in 17th place.
spiked on the river to make Piedrabeuna a flush.
. Toranzo held the 
and Neto came from behind to win the hand. He eliminated Toranzo in the process and moved back over 300,000 in chips.