2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$66,748
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
261
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Rosen Chips Up

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

With a substantial pot of about 11,000 already brewing and the completed board reading {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Jesse Rosen was in the hijack and heads-up against a player in middle position. Rosen's opponent checked and Rosen bet 8,200, sending his opponent into the tank. After about 30 seconds, he ultimately called, and Rosen quickly tabled {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for trip sevens with an ace. Rosen's opponent mucked and Rosen took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Rosen za
Jesse Rosen
48,500 5,000

Tags: Jesse Rosen

Korn Gets There and Shows

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Andres Korn
Andres Korn

In a four-way pot with 4,000 already in the middle, both blinds checked over to Ivan Balzano who bet 575 on a flop of {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. He found calls from Andres Korn on the button and the big blind player as well.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and this time action checked to Korn on the button who put out a bet of 2,300. The big blind called while Balzano folded.

On the {Q-Diamonds} river the big blind checked again. Korn bet 10,000. The big blind folded quickly and Korn earned himself the pot with his bet. There was an exchange of words then Korn showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a rivered straight, while his opponent turned up his {K-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
65,000 5,500

Tags: Andres Korn

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Censi Climbing

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

With about 8,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Agustin Censi bet 3,600 from the small blind and got a call from a player in middle position.

The turn brought the {5-Clubs} and Censi checked. His opponent checked behind.

The {3-Hearts} fell on the river and Censi bet 7,500. His opponent folded and Censi took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Agustin Censi uy
Agustin Censi
28,000 3,500

Tags: Agustin Censi

Rosen Takes Round Three Against Cudos

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

From under the gun, Jesse Rosen raised, making it 1,050 to play. Action folded around and Marcelo Cudos called from the button and the player in the big blind called as well.

The flop came {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and the big blind checked to Rosen who continued with a bet of 2,400. Cudos called while the big blind folded.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and both players checked to see the {9-Diamonds} river. Rosen checked again. Cudos thought for a while then put out a bet of 3,800. Rosen then took a brief pause to think through the hand, asking Cudos to move his hands so he could see his stack. Eventually, Rosen settled on a call.

Cudos shook his head, indicating that he didn't have anything and showing {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a missed flush draw. Rosen held {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a rivered pair of nines and that was good for him to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Rosen za
Jesse Rosen
43,500 16,425
Marcelo Cudos ar
Marcelo Cudos
17,000 -20,000

Tags: Jesse RosenMarcelo Cudos

A Chip Leader Emerges

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Halysson Sala
Halysson Sala

Just after break Halysson Sala must have won a big pot because he is now a clear favorite to be the chip leader in the room, sporting the first stack over 100,000. Sala has several live event cashes with his biggest being for $17,470 during the 2012 Latin American Poker Tour in Chile where he finished in 7th place. We'll be keeping a close eye on Sala as the day goes on and we'll continue to update about his progress here on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Halysson Sala br
Halysson Sala
102,500

Kings are Kind to Korn

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

With about 2,500 chips already in the middle and the board reading {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, Andres Korn bet 1,400 from the big blind into his lone opponent in late position. His opponent called.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river and Korn checked. His opponent checked behind and Korn quickly flipped over {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
59,500 4,000

Tags: Andres Korn

Updated Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
55,500 12,200
Francisco Araujo ar
Francisco Araujo
55,000 29,500
Juan Marquine uy
Juan Marquine
47,500 15,500
Simon Mallemacio ar
Simon Mallemacio
38,000 -4,500
Brett Trevillian au
Brett Trevillian
35,000 -3,800
Jorge Ramella uy
Jorge Ramella
33,000 8,000
Fabio Colonese uy
Fabio Colonese
31,200 -21,300
Nicholas Malandre cl
Nicholas Malandre
26,900 4,300
Gerardo Ruzo ar
Gerardo Ruzo
25,000 -2,400
Matias Scaffo uy
Matias Scaffo
23,000 3,900
Marcelo Blanco ar
Marcelo Blanco
13,600 -12,600
Gustavo Prato uy
Gustavo Prato
7,400 7,400
Rodrigo Astorga cl
Rodrigo Astorga
Busted
Georges Hajjar br
Georges Hajjar
Busted
Jose Ili cl
Jose Ili
Busted

Trevillian Stacks Scacewater

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Brett Trevillian and Mark Scacewater got all the chips in the middle before the flop and Trevillian had the larger of the two stacks.

Scacewater: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Trevillian: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

Scacewater had the preflop advantage with his jacks but found himself racing for his tournament life. The {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop kept Scacewater in the lead, as did the {9-Diamonds} turn, but the {A-Spades} fell on the river to pair Trevillian's ace and give him the pot, sending Scacewater to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Trevillian au
Brett Trevillian
38,800 7,800
Mark Scacewater us
Mark Scacewater
Busted

Tags: Brett TrevillianMark Scacewater

Agustin Censi Doubles Up

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

In a hand that unfolded just before the break, four players saw a flop of {Q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} with about 3,500 chips already in the middle. Action checked around to Agustin Censi in the hijack and he bet 1,300. The cutoff folded and both blinds called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades}, action checked to Censi once more, and he bet again, 2,500 this time. Both of his opponents called.

The river was the {4-Spades} and action checked to Censi a third time. He moved all-in for his last 4,700, the small blind folded, and the big blind called. Censi tabled {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a turned eight-high straight, his opponent mucked, and Censi took the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Agustin Censi uy
Agustin Censi
24,500 7,000

Tags: Agustin Censi

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