Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Hugo Spangenberg raised to 3,000 from the hijack, Federico Sturzenegger called from the cutoff, and Marcelo Ceceres called from the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and action checked to Sturzenegger. He bet 4,500, Caceres called, and Spangenberg folded.
The turn brought the
and both players checked.
The
fell on the river and Caceres bet 11,600. Sturzenegger quickly shoved and Caceres folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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188,500
7,800
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7,800 |
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81,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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48,000
34,175
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34,175 |
With about 17,000 chips already in the middle and the completed board reading ![]()
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, Cristian Fernandez was under the gun and had already committed 3,500 chips. Andres Korn was in the hijack and had raised to 18,500, sending Fernandez into the tank. He eventually called and Korn quickly tabled ![]()
for a rivered queen-high straight. Fernandez mucked and Korn took the pot.
Korn is fresh off a victory in a side event here at the PokerStars Festival Uruguay in which he banked a $15,260 payday. It has been a banner year for the Argentinian grinder; he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet this past summer in the $5,000 buy-in six-max no-limit hold'em event, earning $618,285 for his efforts. The only other bracelet winner to enter this event, Ivan Luca, was recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000 | |
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75,500
33,500
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33,500 |
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With about 3,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading ![]()
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, Fernando Ribeiro and Andres Korn were heads-up in a battle of the blinds. Ribeiro bet 2,500 from the small and Korn called.
The turn brought the
and Ribeiro bet again, 3,500 this time. Korn called once more.
The
fell on the river and Ribeiro checked. Korn tossed out a bet of 9,000, Ribeiro folded, and Korn showed ![]()
with a laugh as he took his newly-acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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86,500
61,500
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61,500 |
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42,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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A player in middle position opened with a raise to 2,800, Jesse Rosen called from the button, Hugo Zanotti called from the small blind, and Marcelo Bonanata called from the big blind.
The four players saw a flop of ![]()
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and both blinds checked. The preflop raiser bet 2,800, Rosen called, Zanotti folded, and Bonanata called.
The turn brought the
and action checked around.
The
fell on the river and Bonanata fired out 11,000. Both of his opponents folded and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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71,000
10,500
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10,500 |
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51,200
16,800
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16,800 |
This event saw a total of 64 entries and generated a prize pool of $186,240. Nine places will be paid. A min-cash is good for $5,400 and the winner will take home $54,480.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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196,300
22,800
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22,800 |
|
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151,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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123,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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115,000
17,000
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17,000 |
|
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|
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105,200
13,200
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13,200 |
|
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86,100
3,500
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3,500 |
|
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68,200
33,800
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33,800 |
|
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66,100
16,100
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16,100 |
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63,500 | |
|
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59,200
9,200
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9,200 |
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53,200
3,200
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3,200 |
|
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52,500
2,500
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2,500 |
|
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51,200
2,700
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2,700 |
|
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21,000
16,500
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16,500 |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
After a bet and a call on the turn, there were about 25,000 chips in the pot and the complete board read ![]()
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. PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez was in the cutoff and heads-up against the player in the small blind, who checked. Fernandez tossed out a bet of 20,000, and after a bit of consideration, the small blind called. Fernandez flipped over ![]()
, the small blind showed ![]()
, and Fernandez took the pot to put his stack over the 100,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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132,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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