$3,300 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
$3,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$43,650
Entries
15
Level
19
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
1,000
Leo Fernandez Leads the Final Two at the End of Day 2 in the PokerStars Festival Chile High Roller
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of the $3,300 PokerStars Festival Chile High Roller has come to an end, and just two players remain.
Argentenian Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, leads the way with 388,000 chips. His opponent is Chile's own Rodrigo Borquez, sitting on a stack of 362,000, with both stacks being just a few big blinds apart.
Along with the title and elusive gold PokerStars trophy, the winner will pocket $20,950, with the runner-up guaranteed to take home $13,960.
The day began with eight players coming in from Day 1, plus four new entries before play began today. Fernandez was the only player to re-enter this event, and it proved to be a good idea with just one player remaining in between him and the High Roller title. Borquez registered midway through the day on Day 1 and battled his way to the final table, eventually earning himself a spot in the money, and now with a chance to win it all.
The unofficial final table came together after the elimination of Alan Manuel Mehamed when he got his queens cracked by Alex Manzano's set of sixes. Bustouts were fairly steady throughout the day, with Peru's Jorge Postigo leading right up until the bubble came around. Borquez was the one to take a massive chunk of his stack after getting a full double up with a full house, and Postigo was eliminated at his hands on the bubble just a few hands later.
This event attracted a total of 15 entries, making up a prizepool of $43,650 to pay three spots. Third place went to rugby star, Lucas Gonzalez, after he ran pocket jacks into Fernandez's pocket queens, settling for a payout of $8,740. Gonzalez was actually the last player to enter the field just before registration closed on Day 2, and he got off to a hot start the moment he took his seat.
As soon as Gonzalez was eliminated, Fernandez turned up the heat and won several pots along the way to bring his stack over the 500,000-chip mark, with over two-third of the 750,000 chips in play. Borquez managed to battle his way back to even things out as the last level of the night started, and neither player was able to close the tournament out before the last hand was dealt.
The field was most certainly competitive, and some of the notable players who entered included two-time LAPT winner, Oscar Alache, and LAPT winners, Alex Manzano, Richard Dubini, and Amos Ben.
Day 3 begins tomorrow at noon local time and will conclude once a winner is crowned. A full recap will be posted at the completion of the event, and until then, PokerNews will be on site with live updates until the last card is dealt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
388,000 | -162,000 |
|
362,000 | 162,000 |
Fernandez Limps and Fires All Streets
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Fernandez limped in on the button, and Rodrigo Borquez checked his option.
The flop came 
and Borquez checked. Fernandez bet 10,000 and Borquez called.
The turn was the 
. Borquez checked again, and this time Fernandez bet 20,000. Borquez called.
The river was the 
. Borquez checked for a third time, and Fernandez slid forward a stack of chips totaling 100,000. Borquez looked back at his stack and decided to fold.
Fernandez now has a commanding lead and has crossed the 500,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -85,000 |
Fernandez Keeps Chipping Away at Borquez
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With about 45,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Rodrigo Borquez checked, and Leo Fernandez bet 15,000 on the button. Borquez called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Borquez checked again. Fernandez bet 35,000 and Borquez quickly called. Fernandez tabled 
for trip nines and Borquez mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
465,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
285,000 | -85,000 |
Bottom Two for Fernandez
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Fernandez was on the button and raised to 20,000. Rodrigo Borquez defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
.
Borquez fired out a bet of 18,000 and Fernandez called.
The river was the 
and Borquez bet 42,000, sending Fernandez into the tank. After a couple of minutes, Fernandez called.
Borquez mucked his hand and Fernandez showed 
for bottom two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000 | 107,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -107,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Borquez Pulls Ahead
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Fernandez was on the button and raised to 13,000. Rodrigo Borquez defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and Borquez checked. Fernandez continued for 16,000 and Borquez called.
The turn was the 
and Borquez checked again. Fernandez bet 25,000 and Borquez paused for a minute. Borquez then cut out some chips from his stack and check-raised to 56,000. Fernandez didn't take long to send his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
477,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
273,000 | -195,000 |
Lucas Gonzalez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,740)
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Fernandez was in the small blind and raised to 12,000. Lucas Gonzalez looked down at his cards in the big blind and immediately moved all in. Fernandez snap-called, with Gonzalez being the player at risk.
Fernandez tabled 
while Gonzalez revealed a dominated 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Fernandez a full house to eliminate Gonzalez in third place, pocketing $8,740 for his efforts today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,000 | 138,000 |
|
|
282,000 | 2,000 |
|
Busted |
Leo Fernandez Snags the Lead
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Fernandez raised to 14,000 on the button and Rodrigo Borquez called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Borquez checked. Fernandez bet 14,000, and Borquez check-raised to 35,000. Fernandez went into the tank and eventually called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Borquez led out for 47,000 and Fernandez called.
Borquez tabled for a pair of sevens, while Fernandez showed for a set.
Fernandez has now taken over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -113,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -32,000 |
Leo Fernandez Chips up
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Rodrigo Borquez was on the button and raised to 14,000. Leo Fernandez was in the small blind and called. Lucas Gonzalez also called in the big blind.
The flop was and all the players checked to the turn, which was the 
.
Fernandez led out for 30,000 and Gonzalez folded. Borquez thought for a minute and called.
The river was the and both players checked.
Fernandez tabled for two pair and Borquez sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
393,000 | -67,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
172,000 | 16,000 |