Yepez Carmona Second To Make it Through
Luis Yepez Carmona has taken no time in taking out his competition and making it to the final 15 of Event #20. After just under five hours at the felt, Carmona has bagged up in preparation for tomorrow. He has played two Bracelet Events already, cashing twice, and is guaranteed to cash in his third, but will have his eye on improving on the $13,440 that he has already locked up.
This is the first time that Yepez Carmona has played any sort of shootout event, but told PokerNews in Spanish that he absolutely loves the format. He is primarily a cash player and enjoys playing short-handed, so as players busted out he became more and more comfortable, something that showed as his chip stack continued to rise.
Yepez Carmona was sure to note that he had made it this far "with the help of God", and this help manifested itself as he got all in preflop with JxJx only to be called by KxKx. The board offered no help when it came10x7x3x5x but the river Jx truly was a God-send, as he stayed alive in the tournament.
His family, God, and competition are the three key motivators for Yepez Carmona, and he was very animated when he stated that he was "ready to win [his] first bracelet," as he returns tomorrow at 12:00p.m. to battle it out for a third time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,175,000
335,000
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335,000 |