Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
On a board of Q♠8♣5♥Q♣9♥, Carmen Galindo faced a raise on the river after making a bet of her own. She double checked her cards, glanced back at the board for a moment, and then announced all-in. Her opponent snap called.
Carmen Galindo: Q♥Q♦
Middle Position: 5♣5♦
Galindo had found the perfect spot as her opponent's full house was no match for quad queens. She dragged a pot worth more than 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
A total of 189 players have been sent on the 60 minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:50 p.m. local time.
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
An early position player opened to 1,600 and picked up three callers, including Abraham Serrano on the button.
The flop came 2♣Q♣8♥ and the initial raiser continued for 3,500. Both the player to his left and Serrano called.
On the 6♣ turn, action checked to Serrano, who took the initiative with a bet of 7,500. Only the original raiser made the call.
The 3♥ river saw Serrano size up to 10,500. His opponent called without much hesitation, only to be shown K♣5♣ for a flush. Serrano dragged a pot worth around 55,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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95,000
53,000
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53,000 |
In a three-bet pot, Miguel Blanco, from the cutoff, was faced with a decision after betting 3,500 on a flop of J♦Q♣A♣. The button responded by moving all-in for 23,500.
Blanco went into the tank for nearly two minutes before ultimately making the call, covering his opponent and setting up a showdown.
Button: K♣J♣
Miguel Blanco: A♠10♥
With a pair and a flush draw against top pair, the player at risk had roughly 50 percent equity. The 7♦ turn changed nothing, and although the K♥ river improved him to two pair, Blanco's straight was good enough to secure the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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255,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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230,000
230,000
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230,000 |
|
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210,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
180,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
140,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
140,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
132,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
130,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
65,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Three short stacks were all-in, with Hugo Benítez covering both opponents. More than 40,000 chips were already in the pot as the dealer prepared to run out the board.
Early Position: 9♥9♠
Big Blind: 10♥10♦
Hugo Benítez: A♠Q♦
Benítez needed to connect with high cards, and the J♥Q♣6♥ flop delivered exactly that, pairing his queen. The 5♠ turn and 3♠ river changed nothing, sending both short stacks to the rail.
Benítez dragged the pot and boosted his stack to nearly 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000 |