Hugo Marcelo - Courtesy of Carlos Monti/PokerStars
Ramiro Petrone opened with a raise to 5,000 from early position. He found resistance from Hugo Marcelo in the hijack seat. Action folded to Jesse Rosen in the big blind and he reraised, making it 16,000 to play. Petrone called as did Marcelo bringing them three ways to the flop.
On the flop, action checked to Marcelo who put out a bet of 35,000. Rosen quickly got out of the way. Petrone dropped into the tank, then finally decided to move all in after a couple minutes of thought. The shove was for 122,500 total, or 87,500 more for Marcelo to call. Marcelo asked for a count, then eventually announced a call, creating a massive pot worth more than 300,000 chips.
Marcelo:
Petrone:
Petrone was in the lead with his flopped two pair, but Marcelo could catch any diamond to win outright. The turn was the giving Marcelo numerous extra outs to with a three, jack, or ace. The river was the and that gave Marcelo a better two pair to earn him the massive pot and the clear chip lead in the tournament while Petrone hit the rail busting just a bit short of the money.
It's a been a good day so far for the Brazilian poker star Hugo Marcelo. He started the day with 121,000 chips, but he's nearly doubled that already within the first two levels.
In a recent hand, Marcelo opened with a raise to 4,500 from under the gun. He found a call from the player to his left, the player on the button, Francisco Araujo in the small blind and Ramiro Petrone in the big blind.
The flop came down and action checked around to the player under the gun +1. He moved all in and action folded back to Marcelo who called.
Marcello:
Under The Gun +1:
The board bricked out for the early position player when it came making Marcelo's queens and fives best. He collected the players roughly 40,000 chip stack and was able to climb well over 200,000 chips.
With a substantial pot of about 35,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Ramiro Petrone was in the small blind and heads-up against Francisco Araujo, who was on the button. Petrone checked, Araujo bet 20,200, and after a few moments of consideration, Petrone called.
The fell on the river and Petrone took about half a minute before he bet what looked like 62,000. Araujo folded in relatively short order and Petrone took the pot.
Francisco Araujo was one of just four players to begin Day 2 play with over 200,000 chips, but the accomplished Argentinian player saw a bit of a decline in his stack during the first level of the day. However, in this recent hand, he crossed back over the 200,000-chip mark once more.
Three players saw a flop of and there were about 20,000 chips already in the pot. The big blind checked, the under-the-gun player checked, and Araujo checked behind from the hijack.
The turn brought the and action checked to Araujo who bet 9,000. Both of his opponents folded and he took the pot.
When we walked over to his table, we saw Halysson Sala shipping over some chips to Roberto Piazza. Sala had made a straight with on a king-high board, but Piazza had made a better straight with . Piazza was all in and Sala was forced to send over almost 50,000 chips.
We caught the next hand on the turn where Sala was facing off again, this time with Fabio Colonese. The board was and there was almost 25,000 in the pot. Sala checked to Colonese who put out a bet of 11,800. Sala thought for a bit then decided to check-raise, making it 30,000 to go. Colonese thought for a bit, then folded allowing Sala to take the pot and recover some of the chips he lost.
With about 11,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , action checked to German Fernandez Schemini in the cutoff and he bet 4,000. Mark Scacewater then check-raised to 25,000 from the big blind, Schemini jammed for just a little more, and Scacewater quickly called to put his opponent at risk.
Scacewater:
Schemini:
Schemini was ahead with his pair of nines but Scacewater held the nut-flush draw and his ace was live, as well. The on the turn gave Scacewater the nut flush and meant that Schemini would need to fill up on the river in order to preserve his tournament life. The final card was the which changed nothing and Scacewater took the pot to send Schemini home.
With about 25,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Gustavo Prato checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Julio Belluscio, who was in middle position. Belluscio bet 7,000 and Prato called.
The fell on the river and Prato checked. Belluscio bet again, 18,000 this time, and Prato quickly called. Belluscio flipped over having flopped top and bottom pair and rivered aces full. Prato showed for queens full and Belluscio took the pot.
flop, action checked to Marcelo who put out a bet of 35,000. Rosen quickly got out of the way. Petrone dropped into the tank, then finally decided to move all in after a couple minutes of thought. The shove was for 122,500 total, or 87,500 more for Marcelo to call. Marcelo asked for a count, then eventually announced a call, creating a massive pot worth more than 300,000 chips. 
giving Marcelo numerous extra outs to with a three, jack, or ace. The river was the 
and that gave Marcelo a better two pair to earn him the massive pot and the clear chip lead in the tournament while Petrone hit the rail busting just a bit short of the money.
and action checked around to the player under the gun +1. He moved all in and action folded back to Marcelo who called. 
making Marcelo's queens and fives best. He collected the players roughly 40,000 chip stack and was able to climb well over 200,000 chips.
, Ramiro Petrone was in the small blind and heads-up against Francisco Araujo, who was on the button. Petrone checked, Araujo bet 20,200, and after a few moments of consideration, Petrone called.
on a king-high board, but Piazza had made a better straight with 
on the turn gave Scacewater the nut flush and meant that Schemini would need to fill up on the river in order to preserve his tournament life. The final card was the 
, Gustavo Prato checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Julio Belluscio, who was in middle position. Belluscio bet 7,000 and Prato called.
fell on the river and Prato checked. Belluscio bet again, 18,000 this time, and Prato quickly called. Belluscio flipped over