2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

$3,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Norberto Korn Eliminated by Rodrigo Borquez

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Norberto Korn
Norberto Korn

With about 15,000 in the pot, on a board reading {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, Norberto Korn led out for 10,000.

Rodrigo Borquez stared at his opponent, and eventually raised to 30,000. Korn tossed in a single chip to call, and Borquez tabled {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} for a full house, tens full of sevens.

Korn mucked his cards, but another player at the table asked to see his cards. The dealer pulled {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs} from the muck as Korn was on his way out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
195,000 40,000
Norberto Korn ar
Norberto Korn
Busted

Tags: Norberto KornRodrigo Borquez

Four-Bet for King-Four

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to Rodrigo Borquez in the small blind and he raised to 4,000. Alex Manzano three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind, putting the action back on Borquez. Borquez four-bet to 29,000 and after some deliberation, Manzano called.

The flop was {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{6-Clubs} and both players checked to the turn, which was the {3-Diamonds}. Both players checked again to the river, which was the {a-Diamonds}, and both players checked once more.

Borquez tabled {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Manzano mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
155,000 30,000
Alex Manzano cl
Alex Manzano
125,000 -10,000

Tags: Alex ManzanoRodrigo Borquez

Tadeo Palomares Eliminated by Rodrigo Borquez

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Rodrigo Borquez was in middle position and raised to 3,600. Tadeo Palomares was on the button and moved all in for about 6,700. Borquez called.

Borquez: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Palomares: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Palomares was well behind, and was unable to catch a break as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Spades}, sending him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
125,000 25,000
Tadeo Palomares mx
Tadeo Palomares
Busted

Tags: Rodrigo BorquezTadeo Palomares

Aces Up for Borquez

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to Jorge Postigo on the button, and he raised to 3,500. Rodrigo Borquez was in the big blind and decided to defend

The flop was {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Borquez checked. Postigo bet 3,100 and Borquez called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and both players checked to the river, which was the {4-Hearts}.

Borquez led out for 6,900 and Postigo called. Borquez showed {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for two pair and Postigo folded his hand, tapping the table.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Postigo pe
Jorge Postigo
195,000 -5,000
Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
100,000 -50,700

Tags: Jorge PostigoRodrigo Borquez

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Manzano Makes Quads on the River

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Alex Manzano was under the gun and raised to 2,700. Action folded to Rodrigo Borquez in the big blind and he defended.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, and both players checked to the turn which was the {q-Clubs}.

Borquez checked again and Manzano bet 4,000. Borquez then check-raised to 10,000 and Manzano quickly moved all in for 70,000. Borquez snap-called, putting Manzano at risk.

Manzano showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, for trip queens with a jack kicker, and Borquez tabled {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a full house.

The river was the {q-Spades}, giving Manzano quad queens and vaulting his chip stack up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Manzano cl
Alex Manzano
147,800 62,800
Rodrigo Borquez cl
Rodrigo Borquez
86,700 -43,300

Tags: Alex ManzanoRodrigo Borquez

Andres Roberto Finkelberg Can't Hold

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The unofficial final table of nine came together, and Andres Roberto Finkelberg came in as the shortest stack with just 12,000 in chips.

In the very first hand of play, Finkelberg got his remaining stack in the middle with the best of it holding {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Rodrigo Borquez called with {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, and the board ran out {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to send Finkelberg to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Roberto Finkelberg ar
Andres Roberto Finkelberg
Busted

Tags: Rodrigo BorquezAndres Roberto Finkelberg

Jorge Postigo Leads the Unofficial Final Table of Nine

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jorge Postigo
Jorge Postigo

With the recent elimination of Alan Manuel Mehamed, the unofficial final table of nine players has come together in the High Roller.

Jorge Postigo started the day as the chip leader with 149,900 chips and he has built that up to 200,000 to continue leading the field.

Here is a look at the final nine:

SeatPlayer NameChip Count
1Rodrigo Borquez150,700
2Alex Manzano83,500
3Javier Swett66,000
4Leo Fernandez69,600
5Tadeo Palomares19,200
6Lucas Gonzalez114,000
7Jorge Postigo200,000
8Norberto Korn34,000
9Andres Roberto Finkelberg12,000

Tags: Alan MehamedAlex ManzanoAndres Roberto FinkelbergJavier SwettJorge PostigoLeo FernandezLucas GonzalezNorberto KornRodrigo BorquezTadeo Palomares