Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining eight players have taken their seats and cards are in the air on Day 4 of the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event.
Just five minutes remain at the start of level 23 today.
Play will conclude when there is just one player remaining, so keep following along on PokerNews for live updates throughout the day!
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Christopher Franco was in the hijack and raised to 65,000. Diego Lizana defended his big blind.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn, which was the .
Lizana led out for 80,000. Franco called.
The river was the and Lizana fired out a bet of 185,000. Franco snap-called.
Lizana tabled for two pair and Franco mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Franco | 1,240,000 | |
Diego Lizana | 1,120,000 |
Diego Lizana just won a big hand against Christopher Franco and proceeded to raise three hands in a row, losing all of them.
Hand 1: Andres Vega Makes Trips
Lizana raised to 65,000 on the button and Andres Vega defended his big blind. The flop came and Vega check-called a bet of 65,000 from Lizana. The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Vega led out for 130,000 and Lizana snap-called. Vega tabled for trip fives and Lizana mucked his hand.
Hand 2: Rodrigo Zambra Scoops a Four-Bet Pot
Rodrigo Zambra raised to 70,000 from the hijack and Lizana three-bet to 155,000. Zambra went into the tank and four-bet to 350,000. Lizana quickly folded.
Hand 3: Lizana Mucks Aces
Lizana raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Franco defended his big blind. The flop came and Franco checked. Lizana bet 65,000 and Franco check-raised to 205,000. Lizana snap-called. The turn was the and Franco asked to see Lizana's stack before moving all in. Lizana went into the tank and put his hands on his head, clearly in agony. After about two minutes, he open-folded and Franco scooped the pot.
Lizana has been on a roller coaster ride this level, and Zambra has crossed the million-chip mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Christopher Franco | 1,800,000 | 560,000 |
Rodrigo Zambra | 1,050,000 | 260,000 |
Andres Vega | 950,000 | 210,000 |
Diego Lizana | 405,000 | -715,000 |
Oscar Toloso was in the small blind and raised to 65,000. Amos Ben was in the big blind and called.
The flop was and Ben called Toloso's continuation bet of 70,000.
The turn was the and Toloso moved all in. Ben tanked for several minutes before folding and showing a seven. Toloso then showed Ben and Ben tapped the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Amos Ben | 2,100,000 | -137,000 |
Oscar Toloso | 600,000 | -92,000 |
Juan Sebastian Gomez limped in from the small blind and Christopher Franco checked his option from the big blind.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn, which was the .
Gomez check-called a bet of 30,000 from Franco.
The river was the and Gomez checked again. Franco bet 100,000 and Gomez almost beat him into the pot.
Franco showed for trips and Gomez flashed for two pair and mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Franco | 1,610,000 | -190,000 |
Juan Sebastian Gomez | 620,000 | -96,000 |
Diego Lizana moved all in for 305,000 from under the gun. Andres Vega was in late position and asked for a count. Eventually, he tossed in a single chip to call.
Oscar Toloso was on the button and went into the tank for about a minute and then moved all in for 535,000. Amos Ben was now in the small blind and asked how much Vega had behind. He thought for a moment and then tossed his cards into the muck. Vega called.
Vega:
Toloso:
Lizana:
Vega was well ahead with Toloso and Lizana holding the same hand. The flop came and Vega remained in the lead, leaving just two aces in the deck for Toloso and Lizana to catch to stay alive.
The turn was the , and Toloso held the highest ranking club for extra outs to survive. The river was the and Vega secured the double elimination, sending Lizana home in eighth place and Toloso in seventh place.
All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $22,600.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Andres Vega | 2,200,000 | 1,250,000 |
Oscar Toloso | Busted | |
Diego Lizana | Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Amos Ben is still leading the way with Andres Vega not far behind.
Christopher Franco has fluctuated a bit and Rodrigo Zambra has been pretty inactive thus far, but is holding in the middle of the pack.
The two shortest stacks belong to Juan Sebastian Gomez and Sergio Dario Tello who need to find some hands as they approach the 10 to 15 big blind territory.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Amos Ben | 2,650,000 | 550,000 |
Andres Vega | 2,000,000 | -200,000 |
Christopher Franco | 1,750,000 | 140,000 |
Rodrigo Zambra | 800,000 | -250,000 |
Juan Sebastian Gomez | 515,000 | -105,000 |
Sergio Dario Tello | 480,000 | -248,000 |