Main Event
Day 4 Started
Main Event
Day 4 Started
The final day of the PokerStars Festival Uruguay is just about to kick off and only eight remain of the starting field that brought in 261 players. Leading the way by a wide margin is Julio Belluscio. Belluscio is looking for his biggest live cash ever which he can earn by winning this event outright, although he has posted results from both the EPT and the WSOP and has nearly $300,000 in recorded live tournament earnings.
Yesterday saw the field cut down from 24 players down to the final table. Once the unnofficial final table was reach, play continued until one more player dropped. It took nearly four hours before a short stacked Juan Guillenea's ace-king finally fell in a coinflip to Ernesto Panno's pocket eights. That brought the field down to eight where play ended for the day in level 24.
Currently all the players are guaranteed at least $9,560, but they are all looking to lock up the first place prize of $76,155 and of course the PokerStars Festival Main Event trophy as well.
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts:
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Hector Barua | 1,254,000 |
2 | Ernesto Panno | 485,000 |
3 | Renan Toniolo | 279,000 |
4 | Alejandro Garcia | 586,000 |
5 | Julio Belluscio | 2,350,000 |
6 | Osvaldo Naves | 393,000 |
8 | Julio Arocena | 703,000 |
9 | Juan Perez | 393,000 |
The plan for today is to play right down to a winner. Action will pick up back in level 24 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 5,000. Action is set to kick off at 12 p.m. local time and we'll be here to cover all the action so make sure to stay tuned as we watch the crowning of a champion here at the PokerStars Festival Uruguay.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
As only a few minutes were left in level 24, the tournament has now moved into level 25. The clock has been updated as so.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Ernesto Panno opened with a raise to 100,000. Action folded to Julio Belluscio who made a small reraise to 165,000. Action folded back to Panno who let go of his hand. Belluscio showed his and took down the pot without any resistance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Belluscio |
2,450,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Ernesto Panno |
455,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Julio Belluscio opened with a raise to 100,000. Action was on Osvaldo Naves next and he shoved all in for 253,000. Action folded back to Belluscio and he called the shove.
Belluscio:
Naves:
The board ran out and that made Naves' hand best and he earned his double up through Belluscio.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Belluscio |
2,200,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
Osvaldo Naves |
590,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
Renan Toniolo open-shoved from the button for roughly 250,000. Julio Belluscio called from the big blind.
Toniolo:
Belluscio:
The board ran out giving Belluscio a winning him the coin flip with a two pair, and eliminating Toniolo from the tournament in 8th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Belluscio |
2,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Renan Toniolo | Busted |
Alejandro Garcia was under the gun and he moved all in for 586,000 total. Next to act was Julio Belluscio. He sighed before calling the shove. Everyone else folded so the two headed to a showdown.
Belluscio:
Garcia:
Garcia was way behind and he needed to catch a six or some kind of straight to stay alive. The flop came down bringing no extra help. The turn was the which was also a blank. The river was the which completed the board giving Belluscio the best hand with two pair. Belluscio moved over 3 million chips while Garcia was eliminated from the tournament in 7th place, collecting $13,020 for his efforts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Belluscio |
3,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
Alejandro Garcia | Busted |
Juan Perez moved all in from early position for what looked like 180,000 and Julio Belluscio called from the small blind to put Perez at risk.
Perez:
Belluscio:
Perez had the preflop advantage with his ace and Belluscio needed to improve in order to win the pot. The flop paired Perez's nine and kept him in the lead. The on the turn changed nothing, but the fell on the river to pair Belluscio's king, so he took the pot to end Perez's deep run in this event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Belluscio |
3,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Juan Perez | Busted |