With the board reading 
, Fabrizio Gonzalez's opponent tossed out a bet of 1,000. Gonzalez made the call and the river brought the 
. Gonzalez's opponent checked and Gonzalez counted out a bet of 1,325.
Gonzalez's opponent thought for a moment before tossing in a call. Gonzalez flipped over 
for flopped trips, and it was enough to scoop the pot and add to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 21,000 |
With the board reading 
, the bet was 1,200 to Nacho Barbero. He deliberated briefly before calling, resulting in the 
river card. His opponent bet 2,300 and after a few moments, Nacho re-raised. His opponent spent about 45 seconds in the tank before tossing in his lone 5,000 chip into the pot and called all in.
Barbero tabled 
for a turned set, but his opponent tabled 
for a rivered set to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500 | -9,500 |
Oded Minond, last season's ninth-place finisher, has been eliminated during Level 2. We picked up the action on a 
board and Minond committed his final 5,500 with 
. His opponent had him demolished with 
, ending Minond's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
We caught up on the action to see the board read 
with over 12,000 in the pot. Humberto Brenes' opponent pushed out a bet and Brenes immediately stacked his remaining chips and pushed all in. His opponent announced a call and tabled his cards, showing 
for a flopped two pair that turned into a flush.
Brenes gave a small chuckle and threw his face up on the table as the losing hand. Brenes shook his head as he grabbed his handful of remaining chips, amounting in 2,650.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,650 | -17,350 |
Picking up the action after a 
flop, Ari Engel check-called 600 from his lone opponent in the hand. The turn brought the 
and Engel checked once again. His opponent doubled his flop bet to 1,200, but Engel called to see the river.
Both players checked rather quickly and Engel's opponent flashed 
for ace high. Engel tabled for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
We've spotted several notable names playing upstairs, including last season's champion Alex Komaromi who is looking to defend his title this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
With an initial pass through the tournament room we've spotted a few familiar names. There are still a few tables upstairs in the casino to be accounted for.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
