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Pedro Oliveira was under the gun with 670,000 chips and pushed all in. Sebastian Moreno asked for a count from the small blind and then called to put Oliveira at risk.
Pedro Oliveira: 
Sebastian Moreno: 
The flop fell 
and Moreno moved even further ahead with a pair of jacks. The 
and 
runout was of no use to Oliveira who was eliminated in 18th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,250,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
With the recent elimination of Francisco Fernandez on the feature table, the field is now down to just two tables. A redraw is being conducted and the live updates will now commence on a 30-minute delay in accordance with the live stream. The level duration will also be staying at 45 minutes throughout the tournament.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Sebastian Moreno | 4,500,000 | 90 |
| Feature | 2 | Oleksii Koiev | 1,590,000 | 32 |
| Feature | 3 | Carlos Perez | 1,200,000 | 24 |
| Feature | 4 | Cesar Holguin | 560,000 | 11 |
| Feature | 5 | Andrey Shestakov | 1,230,000 | 25 |
| Feature | 6 | Paulo Castelo | 2,925,000 | 59 |
| Feature | 7 | Jimmy Castaño | 3,140,000 | 63 |
| Feature | 8 | Abel Gongora | 3,385,000 | 68 |
| Outer | 1 | Antonio Dascenzo | 355,000 | 7 |
| Outer | 2 | Alejandro Vazquez | 1,760,000 | 35 |
| Outer | 3 | Jose Puente | 1,200,000 | 24 |
| Outer | 4 | Mario Sousa | 1,040,000 | 21 |
| Outer | 5 | Bienvenido Sanchez | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| Outer | 6 | Bernat Carreras | 950,000 | 19 |
| Outer | 7 | Palma Ferro | 1,650,000 | 33 |
| Outer | 8 | Miguel Mora | 1,900,000 | 38 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,385,000
1,235,000
|
1,235,000 |
|
3,140,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
2,925,000
1,610,000
|
1,610,000 |
|
2,140,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
1,900,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
1,760,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
1,650,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
1,590,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
1,230,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
1,200,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,200,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
1,040,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
950,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
560,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
355,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Miguel Mora and Mario Sousa were heads-up on a flop of 
and Sousa led out with a bet of 250,000 from the big blind. Mora shoved all in and Sousa thought for a minute before calling off his stack of around 850,000.
Mario Sousa: 
Miguel Mora: 
Mora flopped a set of jacks but Sousa had the lone flush draw. The 
on the turn and the on the river was no help to Sousa who headed to the payout desk.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000 | |
|
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Carlos Perez opened to 150,000 from the hijack and Andrey Shestakov three-bet shoved all in for 680,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Perez asked for a count before making the call.
Andrey Shestakov: 
Carlos Perez: 
The flop came 
and Perez picked up a straight draw to go with his two over cards. The turn brought the to vault Perez into the lead and Shestakov was unable to hit the 
on the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Alejandro Vazquez opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Jose Puente used a time bank before just calling on his left. The rest of the table folded and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn. Vazquez checked again and Puente tossed in a bet of 155,000. Vazquez called and the completed the board. Vazquez checked for the third time and Puente checked it back. Vazquez tabled 
for ace-high and that was enough to win the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,980,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
650,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Miguel Mora opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Jose Puente shipped all in for 500,000 in the big blind. Mora asked for a count and reluctantly called it off.
Jose Puente: 
Miguel Mora:
The flop fell to give both players a pair of kings but it was Puente's kicker that had him in the lead. The on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Puente doubled up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,820,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Nível: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Oleksii Koiev raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Jimmy Castano was looking to make a move from the big blind when he shoved all in. However, Koiev quickly called off his stack of 1,200,000 and the cards were tabled.
Oleksii Koiev:
Jimmy Castano:
The flop came 
and Castano picked up two pair to take a big lead. The 
and 
runout gave both players a flush but Castano's was the better of the two to eliminate Koiev.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
