With about 10,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Andres Viola checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Fernando Ribeiro, who was on the button. Ribeiro bet 4,000 and Viola called.
The river brought the and Viola bet 11,500. After brief consideration, Ribeiro called. Viola quickly tabled for rivered trip queens, Ribeiro mucked, and Viola took the pot.
With about 9,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Alberto Cerutti was in the hijack and had already committed 5,500 chips. Maria Lampropulos was in the big blind and shoved, putting Cerutti to a decision for the remainder of his stack. Cerutti went into the tank and ultimately called.
Lampropulos:
Cerutti:
Lampropulos had the advantage with her pair of eights and jack-high flush draw, while Cerutti needed a lot of help from the deck in order to double up. The on the turn kept Lampropulos in the lead, but the river gave Cerutti the nut straight to win the pot.
Gustavo Santucci was in the small blind and heads-up against Maria Lampropulos on a board of and there were already about 23,000 chips in the pot. Santucci checked and Lampropulos, who was under the gun, checked behind.
The fell on the river and Santucci checked again. Lampropulos bet 12,000 and Santucci called. Lampropulos tabled and Santucci showed , which was good enough to win the pot.
With approximately 10,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , the small blind checked, PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez checked from the big blind, Hugo Zanotti bet 5,100 from middle position, and Marcelo Bonanata, who was next to act, called. The small blind folded and Fernandez check-raised to 15,000. Zanotti folded and after tanking for over two minutes, Bonanata called.
The turn brought the and Fernandez checked. Bonanata checked behind.
The fell on the river and Fernandez checked. Bonanata bet 15,000 and Fernandez check-raised all-in, putting Bonanata to a decision for 77,400 which was almost his entire stack. He went into the tank for several minutes before the clock was called. Before tournament staff could start the countdown, Bonanata called. Fernandez flipped over for tens full of threes which beat Bonanata's , so he took the pot to double up and leave his opponent with crumbs.
There were already about 40,000 chips in the pot and the board read when we got to the table. Hugo Spangenberg checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Omar Carranza, who was in the cutoff. Carranza checked behind.
The turn brought the and Spangenberg bet 25,000. Carranza called.
The fell on the river and Spangenberg bet again, 30,000 this time. Carranza called and Spangenberg tabled for top set. Carranza mucked and Spangenberg took the pot to extend his chip lead.