Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The remaining 114 players in Day 1b of the Main Event have been sent on a 15 minute break, the last one of the night.
We arrived at the table with action already underway and close to 10,000 chips in the middle. Team Pro CNP Ramón Fernández, from middle position, led out for 6,000 on a flop of K♦J♠5♠, and only Javier Becerril, seated in the button, made the call.
The A♥ turn saw Fernández check before springing a check raise to 22,000 after his opponent bet. Becerril hesitated briefly before calling.
When the A♠ river paired the board, Fernández moved all-in, sending his opponent deep into the tank. After some thought, the button committed the call.
Javier Becerril: 10♠9♠
Ramón Fernández: A♦K♣
Fernández had rivered a full house against his opponent's flush in a brutal cooler, dragging a pot worth close to 200,000 chips and vaulting into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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440,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000 | |
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290,000 | |
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260,000 | |
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260,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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170,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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155,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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140,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
A player in the cutoff opened to 2,000 and the button called. Roberto Pavón, from the small blind, then three-bet to 8,000, and both opponents came along.
The flop fell 6♦2♥A♥ and Pavón continued for 6,600. Only the button called, leaving himself just 12,600 behind.
On the J♦ turn, Pavón gathered a stack of blue chips and moved all-in, putting his opponent at risk. The button quickly called, setting up the showdown.
Button: A♦9♦
Roberto Pavón: A♠Q♠
The player at risk still had outs to improve, but the 8♥ river changed nothing. Pavón dragged a pot worth more than 60,000 chips, pushing his stack past the 100,000 mark and sending his opponent to the rail.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Cocis opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and received action from both blinds.
The flop came 7♥5♥2♦ and checked through. On the Q♦ turn, Cocis fired 2,900 and only the small blind made the call.
The A♣ river went check-check, sending the hand to showdown. The small blind tabled 9♥9♣, but Cocis revealed Q♥10♣ for a pair of queens to take down the pot worth around 11,000 chips.
It was a modest addition to his stack, but enough to further extend his lead in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000 |
Alberto Guerrero moved all-in on the river for his remaining 32,200 chips into a pot of just over 25,000, putting the button to the test.
On a board of 4♥10♦7♣A♣A♥, his opponent eventually made the call.
Alberto Guerrero: A♠4♣
Button: K♦7♦
Guerrero had improved to a full house and secured the double up, climbing to nearly 90,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800