Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Fernando Santa Maria raised to 200,000 under the gun before Carlos Esquerdo three-bet to 650,000 in the small blind.
Santa Maria called to the 3?8?4? flop where Esquerdo continued for 250,000. Santa Maria then raised to 700,000, Esquerdo jammed all in, and Santa Maria called for his last 3,200,000, creating a pot of nearly 8,000,000.
Fernando Santa Maria: J?J?
Carlos Esquerdo: 10?10?
Esquerdo threw his hands in the air when he saw Santa Maria's higher pair. The board ran out Q?2? and Santa Maria scooped the massive pot to take over the tournament chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fernando Santa Maria |
7,800,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
Carlos Esquerdo |
2,100,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
Ariel Galactico limped the small blind with J?4? and Fernando Santa Maria checked back 10?8?.
The flop came 3?4?7? and Galactico led out for 125,000. Santa Maria called and Galactico then checked the A? turn.
Santa Maria fired out 275,000 and Galactico flashed his four behind mucking.
The next hand, Galactico raised to 375,000 on the button with Q?9? before Santa Maria looked at A?9? in the small blind and three-bet to 1,000,000.
Galactico again showed his hand as he mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fernando Santa Maria |
3,800,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Ariel Galactico |
2,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
The players have agreed to make a deal.
Carlos Esquerdo is guaranteed €27,400, Ariel Galactico €20,880, Fernando Santa Maria €20,625, and Jose Rodriguez €19,275.
First place will win an additional €6,000, while second place earns €3,795.
The players also agreed to shorten the level length to 15 hands.
Play has been paused while the four remaining players discuss a deal.
Jose Rodriguez raised to 200,000 under the gun with 9?7?, Ariel Galactico called in the small blind, while Fernando Santa Maria defended 10?9?.
The flop came A?5?10? and Rodriguez continued for 250,000. Santa Maria called with his pair of tens, while Galactico got out of the way.
Santa Maria checked again on the 4? turn and Rodriguez spent a moment shuffling his chips before checking back.
Both players quickly checked the Q? river and Santa Maria took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fernando Santa Maria |
2,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Ariel Galactico |
2,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Jose Rodriguez
|
2,300,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Ariel Galactico picked up A?Q? under the gun and raised to 425,000. Carlos Esquerdo folded A?8? in the big blind and Galactico showed him his hand as he took the pot.
The next hand, action folded to Esquerdo who raised to 200,000 with K?4?. Galactico again looked down at A?Q? and moved all in for 2,400,000. Esquerdo once more folded and Galactico flashed his cards again.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Carlos Esquerdo |
6,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ariel Galactico |
2,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Carlos Esquerdo raised to 200,000 under the gun with Q?10? and Ariel Galactico called on the button with A?Q?. Jose Rodriguez also came along from the big blind holding J?9?.
The Q?6?7? flop gave Esquerdo and Galactico both top pair and Esquerdo bet 225,000. Galactico called, while Rodriguez got out of the way.
The 5? fell on the turn and Esquerdo took the lead with a flush. He checked and Galactico checked behind. Both players also checked the 4? river and Esquerdo took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Carlos Esquerdo |
6,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Jose Rodriguez
|
3,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Ariel Galactico |
2,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Jose Rodriguez raised to 180,000 under the gun as action folded to Fernando Santa Maria in the big blind who moved all in. Rodriguez snap-called for his last 1,600,000.
Jose Rodriguez: K?K?
Fernando Santa Maria: A?Q?
Rodriguez had picked up kings and was a big favorite to double up yet again as the board came 5?7?9?5?4?, earning him the pot and vaulting him up into second place on the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jose Rodriguez
|
3,400,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Fernando Santa Maria |
2,100,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |