2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Barua On the Verge of Another Deep Run; Eliminates Cudos

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Hector Barua from the PokerStars Cup
Hector Barua from the PokerStars Cup

We didn't see the entirety of the preflop action but Marcelo Cudos was all in and at rish for roughly 30,000 chips holding {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. He had been called by Hector Barua who was holding {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The board was safe for Barua all the way through when it came {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{8-Hearts} keeping his king kicker as the best hand.

Just several days ago Barua final tabled the PokerStars Cup here in Uruguay, taking home $5,000 after a five way deal. Barua is on the verge of another deep run here today in the Main Event as he as already started to amass a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Hector Barua ar
Hector Barua
265,000
231,000
231,000
Marcelo Cudos ar
Marcelo Cudos
Busted

Tags: Hector BaruaMarcelo Cudos

Araujo Gets Value

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

With the completed board reading {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and about 60,000 chips in the pot, Francisco Araujo bet 21,000 from the hijack into his lone opponent, Hugo Marcelo, who was on the button. After some consideration, Marcelo called, and Araujo instantly showed {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for flopped trip fives. Marcelo mucked and Araujo took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hugo Marcelo br
Hugo Marcelo
292,000
-33,000
-33,000
Francisco Araujo ar
Francisco Araujo
180,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Francisco AraujoHugo Marcelo

Felicio Calls Down

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

Renan Toniolo opened with a raise to 6,800. He was called by Roberly Felicio on the button and Jesse Rosen from the big blind.

On the {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, Rosen checked to Toniolo who bet 8,500. Felicio called while Rosen folded.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and Toniolo fired again, this time betting 18,000. Felicio was not deterred, he called once more.

Both players decided to check on the {3-Spades} river. Toniolo showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a missed straight draw which was no good against Felicio's {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for two pair. That earned the pot for Felicio who now sits right around 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Renan Toniolo br
Renan Toniolo
223,000
-17,000
-17,000
Roberly Felicio br
Roberly Felicio
205,000
112,500
112,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jesse RosenRenan TonioloRoberly Felicio

Prato Building a Huge Stack

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 {K-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. 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 {6-Hearts} and both players checked.

The {3-Spades} 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.

Player Chips Progress
Gustavo Prato uy
Gustavo Prato
398,000
278,000
278,000

Tags: Gustavo Prato

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

"Flacco" Survives Thrice on the Bubble

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 {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} board to which Panno exclaimed "Nuts!" and slammed down his {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the nut flush allowing him to take the pot while Martinez took the side pot with {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

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: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Panno: {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades} and that gave Panno two pair to double again.

On the last hand before break we caught up on the turn. The board showed {9-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Spades} and Panno bet 10,000 which Martinez called.

The river was the {A-Hearts} 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 {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} 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 ar
Hector Barua
270,000
5,000
5,000
Ernesto Panno ar
Ernesto Panno
85,000
2,400
2,400
Edinson Martinez uy
Edinson Martinez
35,000
-135,000
-135,000

Tags: Edinson MartinezErnesto PannoHector Barua

Hand-For-Hand

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.