With about 5,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , Halysson Sala bet 2,100 from under the gun and the player on the button called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Sala bet 2,000. His opponent called and Sala tabled , having paired his ace on the river. The button flipped over and Sala took the pot.
With a substantial pot of about 30,000 already brewing and the completed board reading , Andres Infante was in the cutoff and heads-up against Simon Mallemacio on the button. Infante bet 10,000, and after a bit of thought, Mallemacio called. Infante tabled for the nut boat, Mallemacio mucked, and Infante took the pot.
Juan Guillenea raised to 2,000 from the button and Ezequiel Ferretty three-bet jammed from the small blind for 15,600. After a few moments of consideration, Guillenea called to put Ferretty at risk.
Guillenea:
Ferretty:
Ferretty had the preflop advantage but was racing for his tournament life and Guillenea needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out giving Guillenea trip aces and sending Ferretty to the rail.
A player opened from under the gun + 1 to 1,600 and he found calls from the button, Brett Trevillian in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.
The flop came down and all four players checked around to see the hit the turn. There, Trevillian led out with a bet of 3,500 which only the big blind called.
Both players decided to check on the turn. Trevillian showed for fourth pair, but it was good as his opponent could only show . That pot pushed Trevillian to right around 37,000 in chips.
With 6,500 already in the pot, Ivan Balzano was facing off against one opponent. The board was and Balzano's opponent moved all in for 4,800 total. Balzano thought about it for a bit before tossing in the chip to call.
Balzano:
Opponent:
The board completed with the and and that left Balzano with the second best hand and he was forced to send over the chips to the other player.
Francisco Araujo raised to 1,600 from the hijack and Juan Marquine called from the big blind.
The flop came and Marquine quickly checked. Araujo checked behind.
The turn brought the and both players checked again.
The fell on the river and Marquine checked. Araujo bet 1,200 and after a few moments of consideration, Marquine called. Araujo shook his head and after a brief pause, showed only the . Marquine tabled for ace high, which was good enough to win the pot and provide some slight reinforcement to his short stack.
Halysson Sala opened with a raise to 2,100 from early position and he found two calls, one from the button and one from the big blind.
The big blind checked in the dark as the dealer rolled out the flop. Sala continued with a bet of 2,100 which only the button player called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. Sala fired again on the river, this time for 7,000. The button player thought for about 15 seconds, then turned up his folding. Sala smiled as he raked in the pot.
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, Halysson Sala bet 2,100 from under the gun and the player on the button called.
and both players checked.
fell on the river and Sala bet 2,000. His opponent called and Sala tabled 
, having paired his ace on the river. The button flipped over 
and Sala took the pot.
for the nut boat, Mallemacio mucked, and Infante took the pot.
hit the turn. There, Trevillian led out with a bet of 3,500 which only the big blind called. 
for fourth pair, but it was good as his opponent could only show 
and that left Balzano with the second best hand and he was forced to send over the chips to the other player.
and Marquine quickly checked. Araujo checked behind.
and both players checked again.
fell on the river and Marquine checked. Araujo bet 1,200 and after a few moments of consideration, Marquine called. Araujo shook his head and after a brief pause, showed only the 
flop. Sala continued with a bet of 2,100 which only the button player called. 
and both players checked to see the 
on the river. Sala fired again on the river, this time for 7,000. The button player thought for about 15 seconds, then turned up his