Jesse Rosen opened from the hijack with a raise t0 2,500 and Marcelo Bonanata three-bet from the button to 5,100. Nicolas Malandre was in the big blind and went into the tank for about a minute before he ultimately called. Rosen called, as well.
The flop came and Malandre checked. Rosen bet 7,000 and Bonanata raised to 15,600. Malandre folded after some consideration and Rosen did the same shortly thereafter.
Several well-known players entered this event just before registration closed. Among them are Argentinian bracelet winner Ivan Luca, American grinder Mark Scacewater, previous LAPT champion Maria Lampropulos, and PokerStars Cup Uruguay winner Gustavo Prato.
Three players saw a flop of and there were about 4,500 chips already in the middle. The big blind checked, Omar Carranza bet 3,500 from under the gun, Alejandro Puerto called from the cutoff, and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the and Carranza checked. Puerto checked behind.
The fell on the river, Carranza checked, and Puerto called. Carranza tabled for the turned nut flush and Puerto mucked.
With a substantial pot of about 55,000 chips already in the middle on a completed board reading , Christopher Franco shoved from the small blind for 48,500 into his lone opponent, Martin Crosa who was under the gun. Crosa went into the tank for nearly five minutes. He began Day 2 play with the chip lead and had about 121,000 chips behind. Ultimately, he folded and Franco took the pot to put his stack over the 100,000-chip mark.
Christopher Franco raised to 1,800 from under the gun, Fernando Ribiero called from the button, Andres Korn called from the small blind, and Andres Viola called from the big blind.
The flop came and all four players checked.
The turn brought the and Korn checked. Viola checked, Franco bet 3,200, the button called, Korn folded, and Viola called.
The fell on the river and action checked around. Viola tabled for eights full of kings, Franco and Ribeiro both mucked, and Viola took the pot.
With a substantial pot of what looked like approximately 20,000 already brewing and the board reading Takeo Nakati was in the big blind and heads-up against the player in the hijack. Each player put 12,000 chps in.
The fell on the river and Nakati shoved. His opponent folded in relatively short order and Nakati took the pot.
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and Malandre checked. Rosen bet 7,000 and Bonanata raised to 15,600. Malandre folded after some consideration and Rosen did the same shortly thereafter.
and there were about 4,500 chips already in the middle. The big blind checked, Omar Carranza bet 3,500 from under the gun, Alejandro Puerto called from the cutoff, and the big blind folded.
and Carranza checked. Puerto checked behind.
fell on the river, Carranza checked, and Puerto called. Carranza tabled 
for the turned nut flush and Puerto mucked.
, Christopher Franco shoved from the small blind for 48,500 into his lone opponent, Martin Crosa who was under the gun. Crosa went into the tank for nearly five minutes. He began Day 2 play with the chip lead and had about 121,000 chips behind. Ultimately, he folded and Franco took the pot to put his stack over the 100,000-chip mark.
fell on the river and action checked around. Viola tabled 
for eights full of kings, Franco and Ribeiro both mucked, and Viola took the pot.
