Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Chile
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
329
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Two-Time LAPT High Roller Champion Amos Ben Leads at the End of Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event (full)
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Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Chile $500,000 guaranteed Main Event has come to an end with 32 players bagging their chips and moving on to Day 3.
Three Chileans lead the field and look to close out strong .Leading the way is two-time LAPT High Roller champion, Amos Ben, who has amassed quite an impressive resume. He has over $800,000 in live career earnings, with his biggest score of $101,000 from the 2015 Gran Final Millonaria Enjoy Conrad in Uruguay. Ben goes into Day 3 with 796,000 chips after a late surge on Day 2.
Miguel Zarzar sits in second place, and who was among the top three in chips for most of the day. Zarzar is a popular local and looks to go deep with his 632,000 in chips. Rounding out the top three is Hector Valenzuela. He bagged 471,000 and is looking for his first live Main Event cash.
Other notables moving on to Day 3 include Andres Vega (388,000), Tomas Carvallo (381,000), Sergio Dario Tello (341,000), Richard Dubini (287,000), Nicolas Malandre (269,000), Joaquin Barcena (155,000), Martin Pineiro (130,000) and Andre Roberto Finkelberg (125,000).
The day ended mid-way through level 17 and players will begin Day 3 from that point. Around the start of level 16, the money bubble burst and it was Team PokerStars Pro and High Roller Champion, Leo Fernandez, who was the final elimination before the money hit. Chile's Quirima Gonzalez was the last woman in the field and the only one to make it to Day 2, walking away with ($2,840) for her efforts.
As expected, Chile has turned out to be a popular destination for South Americans, but plenty of players from other countries around the world have joined in on the action. Of the 224 unique entries in the Main Event, Chile made up 133 of these, with Argentina having the second-best showing with 63. Brazil had six entries, and Mexico attracted five. There were 17 players from other countries, including one a piece from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Day 3 begins at noon local time and will play down to eight players. Blinds will continue from 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante where the remaining 32 players will battle it out for the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event title, and the $97,360 that goes along with it.
Keep following along as PokerNews continues to provide live updates and Main Event coverage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
796,000 | 196,000 |
|
632,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
471,000 | -9,000 |
|
419,000 | 419,000 |
|
405,000 | 405,000 |
|
388,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
381,000 | 256,000 |
|
352,000 | 352,000 |
|
341,000 | -9,000 |
|
287,000 | -28,000 |
|
|
283,000 | 48,000 |
|
282,000 | 282,000 |
|
269,000 | 269,000 |
|
|
251,000 | 111,000 |
|
251,000 | 191,500 |
|
|
249,000 | -61,000 |
|
|
223,000 | 223,000 |
|
|
198,000 | 198,000 |
|
188,000 | -26,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
156,000 | -14,000 |
|
155,000 | 45,000 |
|
130,000 | -50,000 |
|
127,000 | 103,200 |
|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
Day 2 Has Come to an End
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Play has concluded on Day 2 with 32 players remaining.
Day 3 begins at noon tomorrow, and a full recap will be posted in a short while.
Alejandro Sicuro Hits the 'Ace From Space'
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Richard Dubini raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and Hernan Panulti called on the button. Alejandro Sicuro was in the small blind and moved all in for 66,000. Hector Valenzuela looked down at his cards in the big blind and announced, "call". Dubini and Panulti folded.
Sicuro showed 
and Valenzuela tabled 
.
The flop was 
, keeping Valenzuela in the lead with two pair, kings and nines. The turn was the 
, leaving Sicuro drawing thin. The river was the 
, and Sicuro caught the card he needed to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000 | -170,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
315,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 94,000 |
Top Ten: Miguel Zarzar Leads
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
650,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 200,000 |
|
440,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
380,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
370,000 | |
|
|
350,000 | -50,000 |
|
300,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -25,000 |
Break Time
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Players are on a break, with play returning in about 20 minutes.
Just 35 players remain, and the night will come to an end after three more eliminations.
Gomez Floats and Takes Down a Big Pot
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Juan Sebastian Gomez was in early position and raised to 10,500. The small blind called, as did Juan Parra in the big blind.
The flop was 
and the small blind checked. Parra bet 23,000 and Gomez called. The small blind folded and the dealer put out the turn which was the 
.
Parra led out for 33,500 and Gomez called again.
The river was the 
and Parra checked. Gomez reached back into his stack and pulled out 101,000 in chips. He slid them forward and Parra went into the tank, eventually folding his hand and sending the pot to Gomez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
214,000 | 9,000 |
The Last Woman Standing Has Fallen
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Richard Dubini on the button and he raised to 10,000. Quirima Gonzalez was in the big blind with 8,500 remaining and called blind.
Dubini tabled 
and Gonzalez slowly flipped over her cards, one at a time, revealing the 
and the .
The board ran out 
and unfortunately for Gonzalez, she was unable to improve.
Gonzalez was the only woman to make it into Day 2 and was the short stack on the bubble. She grinded her way to her first-ever live recorded cash.
Dubini continued his rise up the leaderboard, with yet another elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Stacks: Hector Valenzuela is Halfway to a Million
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
460,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
450,000 | 155,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 245,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
325,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 206,000 |
|
|
280,000 | 170,500 |
|
|
265,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
205,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 169,400 |
|
|
190,000 | 127,900 |
|
|
180,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 75,000 |
|
105,000 | -112,000 |
|
105,000 | 40,000 |
|
60,000 | -500 |
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez Eliminated on the Bubble
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Action folded around to Andres Vega in late position, and he raised to 12,000. Argentinian Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, moved all in for about 50,000 from the cutoff, and Vega snap-called. Fernandez was at risk as Vega had him covered by over 300,000 chips.
Once the tournament director gave the dealer the go-ahead, both players tabled their hands, with Vega showing 
and Fernandez revealing 
. The high roller champion needed one of the two remaining fives in the deck to survive, but unfortunately for him the board ran out 
and he was eliminated.
Fernandez may have been knocked out just one spot from the money, but he goes home with a third high roller title to add to his impressive resume.
The bubble lasted about 25 minutes, and all remaining players are now guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,840.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000 | 375,000 |
|
Busted |