Argentinian PokerStars pro, Leo Fernandez, has joined the action early on in the High Roller at Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar.
Fernandez is third all-time on the Argentinian money list with just over $2 million in live tournament cashes. Of that total, Fernandez has won two high roller titles, both in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The first was the R$5,000 2014 BSOP Millions for R$386,000 (USD $150,370) and the second was the R$10,000 2012 LAPT Grand Final for R$124,030 (USD $71,717). Fernandez also came close to another title after finishing second in the 2011 PCA High Roller, which was also his largest career cash for USD$554,925.
Fernandez has cashed twice in Chile, with his best result being a fourth place finish in the the LAPT High Roller for USD$22,960 right here in Viña del Mar. He looks to add to his Chilean totals with a big result in this year's event.
The $3,300 PokerStars Festival Chile High Roller is underway with five players, and none other than Latin America Poker Tour Champion, Oscar Alache, has taken his seat in this first level of the day.
Alache holds an LAPT title from March 2015 after taking down the $2,500 Main Event for $131,962, right here in Vina del Mar. In that same series, he also won the Pot Limit Omaha side event, taking home two trophies.
The champion is also no stranger to high roller events, earning a title after taking down the 2014 $3,000 Punta Cana Poker Classic High Roller for $28,520. Alache has a total of nine recorded wins, with plenty of final tables on his resume as well.
Alache is the only Chilean player in the field so far, and is no stranger to playing in his home country, boasting a total of 18 career cashes, with five of those being outright wins.
Look for Alache to continue to pad his already-impressive resume right here on home soil.
The sun is shining in the beautiful 'Garden City' of Vina del Mar, Chile at Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar for the PokerStars Festival Chile, making this a fabulous day for poker! Today is just the second of this eight-day festival, packed with 21 events, headlined by the $500,000 guaranteed $1,650 Main Event and the $3,300 High Roller.
Day 1 of the $3,300 High Roller begins at 2:00 p.m ET, where players start out with 50,000 chips and will battle for eight, 60-minute levels before bagging their chips for the night. Late registration will remain open until cards are in the air at 12:00 p.m. at the start of Level 9 on Day 2 of this three-day event.
There will be a 20-minute break every two levels, with an 80-minute dinner break following Level 4 at approximately 6:20 p.m. There are unlimited re-entries allowed in this event.
Here is a look at the structure for Day 1:
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
60 min
50
100
-
2
60 min
75
150
-
3
60 min
100
200
25
4
60 min
150
300
50
5
60 min
200
400
50
6
60 min
250
500
75
7
60 min
300
600
100
8
60 min
400
800
100
Day 2 starts back up at noon tomorrow, Monday, May 22nd, where the remaining players will go through another eight levels, with Day 3 playing down to a winner, beginning at noon on Tuesday.
The $500,000 guaranteed Main Event fires up at noon on Tuesday, May 23rd with a buy-in of $1,650, giving everyone plenty of chances for a shot at the big money. There will be two starting days in the Main Event, with the option of unlimited re-entries.
There's plenty of poker to be played here in South America, and plenty of time to get in on the action! Stick around as PokerNews provides all of the live updates from start to finish in these two big events.
