Main Event
Dia 2 Começado
Main Event
Dia 2 Começado
Days 1a and 1b of the inaugural PokerStars Festival Uruguay $1,650 buy-in Main Event drew a combined total of 261 entries, but only 86 players will take to the felt at noon local time on Wednesday when Day 2 play begins. Leading the way is Halysson Sala, who will take a 240,000-chip stack out of the bag, and just behind him are Francisco Araujo (226,000) and Day 1b chip leader Julio Arocena (223,000). Other than the top three, the only other player to bag a stack in excess of 200,000 chips was Chile's Juan Parra, who will begin Day 2 with 211,200. PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez will also return for Day 2 play with a stack of 131,900.
Play on Day 2 is scheduled to continue until the end of level 20 (which would be 10 one-hour levels, like on both Day 1s) or until 24 players remain at the discretion of tournament staff. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and an 80-minute dinner break following the end of level 16.
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Nível: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Cards are now officially in the air for Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Uruguay Main Event.
Action folded around to Pedro Betancor in the hijack and he raised to 3,600. Brett Trevillian three-bet from the cutoff to 10,000, and after a few moments of thought, Betancor called.
The flop came and Betancor checked. Trevillian quickly moved all-in for what looked like about 28,000, putting Betancor to a decision for his stack. Betancor folded and Trevillian stacked the chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Brett Trevillian | 55,000 | 17,000 |
Pedro Betancor | 19,700 | -21,300 |
Prizepool information has been posted. The winner of this event will eventually take home $76,155. With 260 total players, the total prize pool for the event amassed $379,755. A min-cash for this event is worth $2,620 and a total of 39 players will be paid, which means about half of the remaining field will need to drop before payday. A final table appearance will be worth $7,940 with nine players making the official final table.
A full list of payouts will be posted in the payouts section briefly.
Ramiro Petrone raised to 3,500 from early position, the hijack and cutoff both called, and Ernesto Panno also called from the button.
The flop fell and action checked around to Panno who bet 8,000. Petrone called and both other players folded.
The turn brought the and Petrone checked. Panno slid out a stack of orange T-1,000 chips that looked like about 20,000 total, Petrone folded, and Panno took the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Ramiro Petrone | 120,000 | 28,000 |
Ernesto Eduardo Panno
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68,000 |
On a board of with roughly 7,000 chips in the middle, Carlos Segarra had a bet of 25,100 in front of him. Action was back to Andre Hajjar and he moved all in for about twice the size of the bet. Segarra was in the tank when we approached. Eventually, he decided to call and their hands were turned up.
Segarra:
Hajjar:
Hajjar was behind but he had outs to any king or any spade, since a nine would make Segarra a straight and a seven would make him a full house. The river thought was the not completing any of Hajjars outs and he was eliminated from the tournament while Segarra collected the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Carlos Segarra | 135,000 | 135,000 |
Andre Hajjar
|
Eliminado |
With about 9,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez checked from the big blind and Juan Guillenea bet 5,100 from under the gun. The button folded and Fernandez called.
The turn brought the and Fernandez checked. Guillenea bet 7,500 and Fernandez called.
The fell on the river and Fernandez checked a third time. Guillenea bet once more, 16,000 this time, and after a few moments of thought, Fernandez called. Guillenea tabled for a flopped set of tens, prompting Fernandez to tap the felt and toss his cards into the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Juan Guillenea | 130,000 | 45,400 |
Leo Fernandez | 55,700 | -76,200 |
A preflop confrontation left Leo Giacoia all in for his tournament life. He was all in for roughly 16,000 and chip leader Halysson Sala called.
Sala:
Giacoia:
Giacoia was way behind and needed to catch a ten or some kind of straight or spade flush to stay alive. The board rolled out though which didn't improve Giacoia at all and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Halysson Sala | 263,500 | 23,500 |
Leo Giacoia
|
Eliminado |