2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

$3,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$20,950
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$43,650
Entries
15
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
1,000
Players Left 1 / 15
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Jorge Postigo Continues to Lead on the Dinner Break

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

Six levels have come and gone on Day 2 of the $3,300 High Roller, and the 80-minute dinner break has begun. Play will resume at approximately 8:10 p.m.

Just five players remain, fighting for the first-place prize of $20,950. Postigo continues to lead, as he has been all day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jorge Postigo pe
Jorge Postigo
272,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
168,000
Profile photo of Alex Manzano cl
Alex Manzano
144,500
11,500
11,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lucas Gonzalez ar
Lucas Gonzalez
107,700
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
57,900
6,900
6,900
pokerstars

Tags: Jorge Postigo

Alex Manzano Eliminated by Leo Fernandez

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alex Manzano
Alex Manzano

Action folded to Alex Manzano in the small blind, and he moved all in for his remaining 49,000 in chips. Leo Fernandez snap-called in the big blind, putting him at risk.

Fernandez tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Manzano showed {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

The board ran out, {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, giving Fernandez top pair and eliminating Manzano.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
120,000
48,000
48,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Alex Manzano cl
Alex Manzano
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex ManzanoLeo Fernandez

Borquez Doubles Through the Chip Leader and Takes Over

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Rodrigo Borquez
Rodrigo Borquez

With about 32,000 in the pot already, on a board reading {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Jorge Postigo checked from the big blind.

Rodrigo Borquez was under the gun and bet 15,000. Postigo called.

The turn was the {q-Clubs} and both players checked to the river, which was the {4-Hearts}. Postigo reached into his stack and led out for 39,000. Borquez went into the tank for about a minute before moving all in for 130,500. Postigo thought about it for a few seconds and eventually slid a few chips forward, indicating a call.

Borquez tabled {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a full house, nines full of queens. Postigo rapped the table and mucked his cards.

Borquez has now taken over the chip lead, which Postigo has held since the last level of the day yesterday. Postigo has now gone from chip leader to short stack on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Rodrigo Borquez
325,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Jorge Postigo pe
Jorge Postigo
65,000
215,000
215,000

Tags: Jorge PostigoRodrigo Borquez

Jorge Postigo Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Action folded around to Jorge Postigo in the small blind. Postigo moved all in for his remaining 67,000 chips. Rodrigo Borquez was in the big blind and quickly called, putting Postigo at risk.

Borquez tabled {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Postigo showed {j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}.

The board ran out, {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Borquez won the pot with ace high, eliminating Postigo on the money bubble.

Postigo was the chip leader in this tournament for the better part of the day, but lost a big hand to Borquez just a few short moments ago and has gone home empty-handed.

All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $8,740

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
450,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Lucas Gonzalez ar
Lucas Gonzalez
165,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
135,000
15,000
15,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jorge Postigo pe
Jorge Postigo
Busted

Tags: Jorge PostigoRodrigo Borquez

Lucas Gonzalez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,740)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Lucas Gonzalez
Lucas Gonzalez

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 {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} while Gonzalez revealed a dominated {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{8-Spades}, giving Fernandez a full house to eliminate Gonzalez in third place, pocketing $8,740 for his efforts today.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
468,000
138,000
138,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
282,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Lucas Gonzalez ar
Lucas Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Leo FernandezLucas GonzalezRodrigo Borquez

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
Leo Fernandez, Rodrigo Borquez
Leo Fernandez, Rodrigo Borquez

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
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
388,000
162,000
162,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
362,000
162,000
162,000

Tags: Alan MehamedAlex ManzanoJorge PostigoLeo FernandezLucas GonzalezRodrigo Borquez

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