Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
261
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Fernandez Busts Short of the Cash, Franco Bubbles, and Arocena Looks to Go Wire to Wire on Day 2 of the PokerStars Fesitval Uruguay Main Event
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
While 86 players began the day, there were only 24 to finish it out. Players played down past the money bubble today and it took six and a half levels to whittle the field down to the final three tables. Leading the way at the end of the day was Julio Arocena. Arocena was the chip leader after Day 1b and he’ll look to go wire to wire by carrying that chip lead to the final table and perhaps a victory. Arocena goes by the nickname “El Maquina” or “The Machine” here in Uruguay, mostly because he refers to his fellow tablemates as "Maquina." Arocena will bring 566,000 chips into Day 3 of play.
Plenty of players dropped out before the bubble burst though. Some of the notables not making it into the money include Brett Trevillian, Ramiro Petrone, Leo Giacoia, Andre Hajjar, and Marcelo Cudos. Perhaps most notably not making into the money was PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez. Fernandez was stacked by the Uruguay PokerStars Cup Winner Gustavo Prato when Fernandez called Prato’s shove holding aces against Prato’s pair and straight draw. Prato turned his straight and that eliminated well before the money.
It was Christopher Franco who was the bubble boy. He was eliminated by Roberly Felicio when Franco moved all in preflop for 26,000. Felicio called from the big blind with pocket threes. Franco’s ace-king suited could not catch up and he would be the last player to hit the rail without a payday, brining the rest of the players into the money and securing them $2,620 each.
Some of those who made it into the money but not much further included Diego Aro, Victor Llanos, Juan Parra, Fabio Colonese, and Day 1a chip leader Halysson Sala. Sala moved all in from the button with king-five but couldn’t outrace his opponents pocket twos. South African Jesse Rosen was the last to fall of the day. Rosen shoved with a gutshot and a flush draw against Renan Toniolo’s top pair, but couldn’t catch up and he was the last to be eliminated for the day, bringing the field down to 24 players.
The final 24 will return tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time where they will play another ten levels or down to the final nine players, whichever comes first. PokerNews will be back with all the action so make sure you’re here to catch it all.
Official Chip Counts for the Final 24 Players (full)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
566,000 | 131,000 |
|
511,000 | 1,000 |
|
507,000 | 77,000 |
|
457,000 | -33,000 |
|
440,000 | |
|
410,000 | -5,000 |
|
346,000 | 346,000 |
|
326,000 | 11,000 |
|
307,000 | 9,000 |
|
253,000 | -12,000 |
|
249,000 | 249,000 |
|
227,000 | -33,000 |
|
226,000 | -84,000 |
|
224,000 | 39,000 |
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
201,000 | 201,000 |
|
172,000 | 2,000 |
|
149,000 | 89,000 |
|
140,000 | 77,000 |
|
139,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
136,000 | -24,000 |
|
99,000 | -71,000 |
|
86,000 | 86,000 |
|
57,000 | 28,000 |
Toniolo Eliminates Rosen
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With about 45,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading 
, action checked to Jesse Rosen on the button and he bet 15,000. Renan Toniolo check-raise shoved from the big blind, putting Rosen to a decision for the remainder of his stack, and he quickly called.
Toniolo: 
Rosen: 
Toniolo was ahead with his pair of eights and Rosen, with straight and flush draws as well as two live overcards, needed to improve in order to double up. The 
turn and 
river were no help to Rosen and Toniolo took the pot to end his run in this event.
With Rosen's elimination, the 24 remaining players are bagging chips for the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
Betancor Falls
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Pedro Betancor moved all in before the flop and was called by Juan Perez with a covering stack.
Betancor: 
Perez: 
The board ran out 
and that kept Perez in the lead with his pair of tens and Betancor was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
298,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Sala Stacked
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Action folded around to Halysson Sala on the button and he moved all-in for his last 45,000 chips. The small blind folded and after a few moments of consideration, the big blind called to put Sala at risk.
Sala: 
Big blind: 
Sala was racing for his tournament life and needed help from the deck in order to double up. The board ran out 
to give his opponent a set and end Sala's run in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Francisco García Hits the Rail
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We caught the action on the flop. Francisco García had moved all in and was called by Gustavo Prato with the board reading 
. García was nestling a short stack and it wasn't much more for Prato to call.
Prato: 
García:
Both players had flopped an eight but Prato's kicker was better. The turn was the and the river was the and that would spell the end for García who was eliminated in 28th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | 10,000 |
Alejandro Garcia Doubles Through Sala to Leave Him with Crumbs
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Halysson Sala raised to 15,000 from middle position and Alejandro Garcia, who was next to act, moved all-in for 85,000. Action folded back around to Sala and he quickly called, committing the majority of his stack to put Garcia at risk.
Sala:
Garcia: 
Sala had the preflop advantage and Garcia needed to catch up in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out 
to pair Garcia's ace and give him the pot for the double-up. Sala, who started Day 2 play as the chip leader, was left with just 45,000 after the pot was pushed Garcia's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -70,000 |
Prato Strikes the River to Eliminate Llanos
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We caught the action on the flop with the board reading 
. Victor Llanos had moved all in for right around 60,000 and Gustavo Prato called the shove.
Prato: 
Llanos: 
Llanos was in the lead but needed to dodge an ace, deuce, or four. He did so on the turn but the river was just what Prato needed to secure the elimination. And with that, Llanos was removed from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Dinner Time
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Players are now on an 80-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:55 local time.