Action folded around to Norberto Korn in the small blind, and he decided to limp in. Tadeo Palomares was in the big blind and raised to 1,500. Korn called.
The flop was and Korn check-called Palomares' bet of 1,500.
The came down on the turn and both players checked to the river, which was the .
Korn led out for 1,500 and Palomares quickly raised to 10,000. Korn picked up a handful of chips and three-bet to 25,600. Palomares snap-called.
Korn showed for trip kings with a jack kicker, and Palomares flashed the before pushing his cards towards the dealer.
A big pot was brewing over on the second table, with Jorge Postigo in the big blind and Norberto Korn on the button.
There was about 5,500 in the pot already, on a board reading . Postigo led out for a bet of 3,800 and the action was now on Korn. After a full minute, Korn put in a massive raise to 20,900. Postigo went into the tank for several minutes and eventually called.
Korn tabled for a flush and Postigo mucked his cards. Korn now sits in second in chips, while Postigo has dropped towards the bottom of the counts.
Action folded around to Joaquin Earcena who decided to limp in on the button. Alan Manuel Mehamed was in the small blind and raised to 2,300. Earcena called.
The flop came and Mehamed quickly checked. Earcena bet 2,500 and Mehamed snap-called.
The turn was the and Mehamed checked again. Earcena bet 3,000 this time. Mehamed wasted no time and called again.
The river was the . Mehamed paused this time, and eventually checked for a third time. Earcena checked back, and Mehamed tabled for a pair of jacks. Earcena threw his hands up in the air, shook his head and mucked his hand.
Tadeo Palomares was under the gun and raised to 1,200. Richard Dubini was on the button and three-bet to 3,000. Palomares called.
The flop came , and Palomares check-called a bet of 2,100 from Dubini.
The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Palomares led out for 5,000 and Dubini called. Palomares declared that he had a ten, and tabled for trip tens. Dubini mucked his cards, sending the pot over to Palomares.
Action folded around to Joaquin Earcena on the button and he raised to 1,200. Oscar Alache looked down at his cards in the big blind and quickly moved all in for 5,100. Earcena called.
Alache showed and Earcena tabled .
The board ran out , giving Alache a pair of nines with an ace kicker. That was enough to take down a much-needed pot, giving him a little more breathing room.
Action folded around to Oscar Alache on the button, and he decided to move all in for his remaining 3,000 in chips. Alex Manzano went into the tank but eventually folded. Rodrigo Borquez lifted his cards up and tossed in an over-sized chip to call.
Alache tabled , but was disappointed to see he was dominated by Borquez's .
Fortunately for Alache, there was an eight in the window as the dealer fanned a flop reading . Alache pulled ahead with a pair of eights and held on after the hit the turn, and the came on the river.
Tadeo Palomares raised to 1,100 from under the gun, and Amos Ben moved all in on the button for 8,125. Action was on Norberto Korn in the big blind and he thought for a moment before four-betting to 16,500. Palomares got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
It was a classic race, with Korn in the lead holding and Ben tabling .
The board ran out and Ben was the first player to be eliminated in this event.
Joaquin Earcena limped in from under the gun, as did Oscar Alache on the button, Alan Manuel Mehamed in the small blind and Rodrigo Borquez in the big blind.
The flop was and Mehamed checked. Borquez bet 1,050 and Earcena raised to 2,500. Alache called and Mehamed folded his hand. Borquez then check-raised to 7,050, prompting Earcena to fold. Alache quickly called.
The dealer put out the on the turn and both players checked to the river, which was the . Both players checked again and Borquez showed . Alache shook his head a few times before mucking his hand face down.
and Korn check-called Palomares' bet of 1,500. 
came down on the turn and both players checked to the river, which was the 
.
for trip kings with a jack kicker, and Palomares flashed the 
before pushing his cards towards the dealer.
. Postigo led out for a bet of 3,800 and the action was now on Korn. After a full minute, Korn put in a massive raise to 20,900. Postigo went into the tank for several minutes and eventually called. 
for a flush and Postigo mucked his cards. Korn now sits in second in chips, while Postigo has dropped towards the bottom of the counts.
and Mehamed quickly checked. Earcena bet 2,500 and Mehamed snap-called. 
for a pair of jacks. Earcena threw his hands up in the air, shook his head and mucked his hand.
, and Palomares check-called a bet of 2,100 from Dubini. 
, and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Palomares led out for 5,000 and Dubini called. Palomares declared that he had a ten, and tabled 
for trip tens. Dubini mucked his cards, sending the pot over to Palomares.
and Earcena tabled 
, but was disappointed to see he was dominated by Borquez's 
came on the river.
and Ben tabling 
. Alache shook his head a few times before mucking his hand face down.