With the flop reading , the player in the big blind checked to Luiz Filipe Andrade who bet out 3,500. Angel Guillen called and the big blind got out of the way.
The turn brought the and both players checked to find a on the river. Andrade quickly bet 6,100 and and Guillen counted out calling chips. He shuffled around the chips for about a minute but opted to muck his hand. Andrade showed for a turned straight, and he was able to pick up the pot.
Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino has just eliminated Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez.
The action started when the player on the button opened to 2,000. Celestino re-raised to 4,700 from the small blind, only to have Gonzalez four-bet to 8,700 from the big blind. Both the button and Celestino called to see an flop.
Celestino checked it to Gonzalez who bet a small 4,600. The button called, but Celestino re-raised to about 50,000, covering both opponents. Gonzalez immediately called all in for about 27,000. The button mulled it over for a few moments before he folded
Celestino:
Gonzalez:
Gonzalez was in the lead with his pair of eights against Celestino's draws, but the turn put Celestino ahead. The river sealed it, ending Gonzalez's tournament.
Juan Garcia pumped it up to 2,200 from early position and received a call from the small blind. The flop came and the small blind checked. Garcia continued out for 2,700 and the small blind player decided to stick around.
The turn was the and the small blind checked. Garcia continued his aggression with a bet of 3,700 which was promptly called. The rivered and the small blind player checked for a third time. Garcia threw out a bet of 5,200 and his opponent called quickly once again. Garcia shot his hand to the muck and his opponent tabled for top pair.
After suffering a big loss earlier in the level, Alex Komaromi moved the rest of his stack all in while holding on a board of . Sadly for Komaromi, his opponent showed for top set.
The turn and river rolled out and and last year's champion was sent to the rail.
We got to the table to find a player with his entire stack in the middle. Last year's champion, Alex Komaromi, called the all in with . In front of his opponent was the and strewn in front of them both was a flop of .
The turn brought the , giving Komaromi any ace, king, or heart as outs for the win. Unfortunately for Komaromi, the river was the and he was forced to hand over a majority of his stack.
The player under the gun opened the action with a raise to 2,000 and he received a call from the player in the small blind as well as Team PokerStars pro Nacho Barbero in the big blind.
The flop fell and all three players checked their option. Fourth street brought the and the small blind checked. Barbero, however, pushed out a bet of 4,100. The player under the gun called and the small blind made what looked to be a painful fold.
The struck the river and Barbero checked. His opponent quickly checked behind and Barbero shook his head, tabling for the nuts. His opponent shot his hand into the muck and Barbero was able to scoop the pot, although it seemed it was not as big of a pot as he would have liked it to be.