Main Event Day 2 | 2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

09-20-2017 18:08 UTC-3

Parra Triples; Still Running On Fumes

simkha

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Juan Parra got his entire short stack in before the flop from under the gun against two opponents, Julio Belluscio in the cutoff and another in the big blind.

The flop came and the big blind bet 30,000. The Belluscio called.

The turn brought the and the big blind checked. Belluscio bet 35,000 and the big blind called.

The fell on the river and the big blind checked. Belluscio bet again, 75,000 this time, sending the big blind into the tank. He ultimately called and Belluscio showed for a king-high flush. The big blind mucked, and then Parra tabled for the nut flush to win the main pot and triple up while the dealer pushed the side pot to Belluscio.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Parra	32,000	-179,200

Tags: Juan Parra Julio Belluscio

09-20-2017 17:56 UTC-3

Another Double On the Bubble

MrCleverFox

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Gustavo Prato opened with a raise to 8,000 from the hijack seat. He was called by Ernesto Panno on the button before Cluadio Marino moved all in from the small blind for 4,500. Hector Barua also called from the big blind.

On the flop, action checked to Prato who bet 10,000. Action was held up once everyone folded until Marino and Prato were both asked to show their hands.

Marino:
Prato:

The turn was the giving Marino a straight but he still needed to fade a six to stay alive and he did on the river, allowing him to double up to right around 20,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Marino	20,000

Tags: Ernesto Panno Gustavo Prato Hector Barua Claudio Marino

09-20-2017 17:21 UTC-3

Panno Doubles Through Prato On the Bubble

simkha

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mathias Duarte opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and Gustavo Prato three-bet jammed from the button with a huge stack. Ernesto Panno called from the big blind and Duarte folded. After tournament staff verified that action was complete on the other four tables, the two players tabled their hands.

Prato:
Panno:

Panno had a huge preflop advantage with his aces and Prato needed a lot of help from the deck to send him home. The board ran out further improving Panno to the nut flush and he took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernesto Panno	270,000	185,000
Gustavo Prato	255,000	-143,000

Tags: Ernesto Panno Gustavo Prato

09-20-2017 17:10 UTC-3

Jose Moure Strikes Gin to Survive the Bubble

MrCleverFox

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Hugo Marcelo opened with a raise to 8,500 on the button. Next to act was Jose Moure who moved all in from the small blind for 13,500. Action folded back to Marcelo who called, tapping the table to wish his opponent luck.

Marcelo:
Moure:

The flop put Moure in a big hole when it came but the on the turn was just what he needed, locking up the hand for him right there. The river was the and that would allow Moure to get a much-needed double on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Marcelo	270,000	-22,000
Jose Moure	30,000

Tags: Hugo Marcelo Jose Moure

09-20-2017 16:51 UTC-3

Hand-For-Hand

simkha

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

With 40 players remaining, the tournament has officially reached the bubble. Play will be hand-for-hand until the money is reached.

09-20-2017 16:48 UTC-3

"Flacco" Survives Thrice on the Bubble

MrCleverFox

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ernesto Panno, who's nicknamed "Flacco" or "Slim", has been short stacked since bubble play started. On his first hand he limped in for 3,000, leaving 2,000 behind. Edinson Martinez raised to 6,000, which Gustavo Prato called. Panno called all in as well for his last 2,000 chips.

Martinez and Prato checked through the board to which Panno exclaimed "Nuts!" and slammed down his for the nut flush allowing him to take the pot while Martinez took the side pot with .

On his second hand, Panno moved all in again, this time Hector Barua moved all in over the top and the two were off to showdown.

Barua:
Panno:

The board ran out and that gave Panno two pair to double again.

On the last hand before break we caught up on the turn. The board showed and Panno bet 10,000 which Martinez called.

The river was the and Panno moved all in for roughly 28,000 on the river. Martinez tanked for a long time but eventually called, then mucked when Panno showed for the nut flush, allowing him to double once again, putting him on about 85,000 chips and a stack healthy enough to survive the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hector Barua	270,000	5,000
Ernesto Panno	85,000	2,400
Edinson Martinez	35,000	-135,000

Tags: Edinson Martinez Ernesto Panno Hector Barua

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

09-20-2017 16:28 UTC-3

Break Time

simkha

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.

09-20-2017 16:05 UTC-3

Prato Building a Huge Stack

simkha

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Gustavo Prato was in middle position and heads-up against the big blind on a flop of . The big blind checked, Prato bet 7,000 into an existing pot of about 10,000, and the big blind called.

The turn brought the and both players checked.

The fell on the river and the big blind checked. Prato bet 15,000 and his opponent went into the tank for nearly three minutes. Ultimately, he folded, and Prato took the pot to put his stack near 400,000.