Christian Diego Pereira has fallen in 14th place and will take home $8,940. His failed to improve against the for Rafael Monteiro. Monteiro has moved to over a million in chips.
On the flop, Fernando Araujo checked and Il Suh moved all in for 330,000. Andrey Tsitovich folded and then Araujo made the call with the for bottom two pair. Suh held the for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the and the river the . Even despite turning some extra outs with a flush draw, Suh couldn't hit and was eliminated in 13th place.
From the cutoff seat, Rafael Monteiro raised to 36,000. Felipe Pasini reraised all in for 310,000. Monteiro made the call.
Monteiro:
Pasini:
The flop came down and Monteiro landed a set of nines to really put a strangle hold on this hand. Pasini would need runner-runner straight or flush cards in order to stay alive without the board pairing.
The turn was the and it was a good card for Pasini. The river was even better with the to give Pasini a straight and double him up.
Oded Minond was all in preflop with the against the for Luis Alberto Bonnet. The board ran out and Minond's ace-high kicker was the winning hand to give him the double up.
From the cutoff seat, Alex Komaromi raised to 46,000. Engelberth Varela called from the big blind and would play this one out of position against Komaromi as the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn added the to the board.
After Varela checked, Komaromi bet 70,000. He was called and the river completed the board with the . Both players checked again.
Varela showed the and Komaromi the . Varela's two pair, kings and jacks, was the winning hand and he moved up in chips.
Erik von Buxhoeveden raised to 42,000 from the hijack seat and Alex Komaromi called from the big blind. The flop came down and Komaromi checked. Von Buxhoeveden fired 55,000 and Komaromi called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Komalomi bet 125,000 and von Buxhoeveden called.
Komaromi showed the for a jack-high straight and won the pot.
From under the gun, Erik von Buxhoeveden raised to 42,000. Oded Minond moved all in for 204,000 from the cutoff seat and everyone else folded back to von Buxhoeveden. He called to put Minond at risk holding the . Minond held the and was dominated.
The flop came down and Minond went from worst to first with his pair of jacks. It was von Buxhoeveden who was now dominated and needing help to bust Minond.
The turn brought the and the river completed the board with the . Minond successfully doubled up through von Buxhoeveden and moved to over 450,000 in chips.
From the cutoff seat, Nelson Trad Neto raised to 50,000. PokerStars player Andrey Tsitovich reraised all in from the big blind after everyone had folded to him. Neto made the call and had his tournament life on the line for 480,000 or so in chips.
Neto:
Tsitovich:
The board ran out and Neto was able to hold up with two sixes. He's now up to one million in chips and looking stronger than ever.
Alex Komaromi has been involved a good amount as of late and was once again in action here on this one. This time, he dropped about 240,000 chips after doubling up Luis Alberto Bonnet on the following hand.
Action folded all the way around to leave just the two blinds in action. Komaromi was in the small blind and raised all in against Bonnet's big blind. Bonnet made the call for his last 236,000 and found himself holding the best of it with five cards to come.
Bonnet:
Komaromi:
The flop came down and Bonnet stayed in front with his ace-ten high. The turn was the and Komaromi took the lead, but it would only last for a brief moment as the dealer dealt the on the river and gave the lead back to Bonnet.
Bonnet won the hand with his pair of aces and doubled through.