With about 2,500 already in the middle and the board reading , action checked around to Francisco Araujo on the button and he bet 900. The player in the big blind called and Diego Aro called from under the gun.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked. Aro bet 1,000 and Araujo raised to 3,200. Aro didn't take long before he re-raised to 12,000. Araujo tossed his cards into the muck and Aro took the chips.
Andres Infante was relatively short-stacked and got all the chips in the middle before the flop against a single opponent who had fewer chips than he did.
Infante:
Opponent:
Infante had the preflop advantage with the better ace and extended his lead when the flop came to pair his queen. The turn and river further improved Infante by giving him the nut flush and he took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
Juan Guillenea faced off against one other opponent on a board of with a big pot already brewing in the middle of the table. Guillenea checked to his opponent who put out a bet of 4,900. Guillenea called the bet.
The river was the and Guillenea checked again. His opponent checked it back and flashed his for just top pair. Guillenea tabled for an overpair and it was good to earn him the pot and to move him jsut over the starting stack mark.
Juan Guillenea was on the button and got all the chips in before the flop against a single opponent in early position. Guillenea had the larger of the two stacks.
Guillenea:
Opponent:
Guillenea found himself trailing his opponent's pocket kings and needed help from the deck in order to win. The flop kept Guillenea's opponent in the lead, but when the board completed with the on the turn and on the river, Guillenea made the nut flush to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
Picking up the action in a four-way pot with 2,500 already in the middle, action checked to Jesse Rosen on a flop of . Rosen put out a bet of 2,100 and he found one call from Marcelo Cudos.
The turn was the and Rosen continued, this time betting 4,100. Cudos called once more.
On the river, Rosen slowed down and checked. Cudos thought for a bit then put out a bet of 16,000. Rosen tanked for several minutes into the break and then decided to fold, allowing Cudos to take down the big pot.
In a hand that unfolded just before the break, four players saw a flop of with about 3,500 chips already in the middle. Action checked around to Agustin Censi in the hijack and he bet 1,300. The cutoff folded and both blinds called.
The turn brought the , action checked to Censi once more, and he bet again, 2,500 this time. Both of his opponents called.
The river was the and action checked to Censi a third time. He moved all-in for his last 4,700, the small blind folded, and the big blind called. Censi tabled for a turned eight-high straight, his opponent mucked, and Censi took the pot to double up.
Brett Trevillian and Mark Scacewater got all the chips in the middle before the flop and Trevillian had the larger of the two stacks.
Scacewater:
Trevillian:
Scacewater had the preflop advantage with his jacks but found himself racing for his tournament life. The flop kept Scacewater in the lead, as did the turn, but the fell on the river to pair Trevillian's ace and give him the pot, sending Scacewater to the rail.