Martin Crosa thought for a bit before raising to 65,000 from early position. Action folded around to the button where Christopher Franco moved all in with a covering stack. Action folded back to Crosa who called the shove quicky.
Crosa:
Franco:
The flop and turn were safe for Crosa, coming but the river was just what Franco needed when it fell the . It was the ace from space that sent Crosa to the rail. He will collect $11,540 for his sixth place finish.
Action folded to Alejandro Lopez on the button and he moved all-in for his last 159,000. After a few moments of consideration, Francisco Garcia called from the big blind to put Lopez at risk.
Garcia:
Lopez:
Garcia had the preflop advantage and Lopez needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. The flop was no help to Lopez and the turn paired Garcia's king to leave Lopez drawing dead. After the meaningless fell on the river, Garcia took the pot to end Lopez's deep run in this event.
Catching the action on a flop of Francisco Garia checked over to Christopher Franco on the button.
The turn was the and Garcia led out for 40,000. Franco called.
Garcia bet again on the river, this time firing 105,000. Franco quickly called. Garcia showed for trip tens but Franco had rivered him with , making a straight and he took down the pot.
On the next hand, Ernesto Panno opened to 52,000 from under the gun. Garcia called as well before Franco popped it up to 225,000. Both Panno and Garcia folded and Franco took his second pot in a row.
Ernesto Panno got all of his short stack in the middle before the flop against Christopher Franco who had him covered by a wide margin.
Panno:
Franco:
Panno had the preflop advantage and Franco needed help from the deck in order to send him home. The board ran out giving Franco a pair of kings to win the pot and eliminate Panno in fourth place. This is the second time the Argentinian player has made a final table at PokerStars Festival Uruguay and the second time he has been the fourth-place finisher. In the Main Event earlier this week, he banked $29,880 payday for his efforts.
Christopher Franco raised to 52,000 from the button. Jean Sierra reshoved from the small blind for roughly 300,000. Christopher Franco called without asking for a count.
Sierra:
Franco:
The board came down which provided no sweat at all for Franco. Sierra hit the rail in 3rd place and will collect $25,420 for his run in the High Roller.