Norberto Korn was in the cutoff and raised to 2,500. Alan Manuel Mehamed was on the button and moved all in for his remaining 8,700 in chips. Alex Manzano was in the small blind and thought for a minute before deciding to call. Korn also called.
The flop came and while Mehamed was all in, both Manzano and Korn were still playing on the side and checked to the turn.
The turn was the and Manzano led out for 15,000. Korn wagged his finger and folded his hand. Manzano quickly tabled for a set of sixes, and Mehamed frustratingly revealed for a pair of queens. The river was the and Mehamed was eliminated just short of the unofficial final table of nine.
Leo Fernandez was in the cutoff and raised to 2,700. Action folded around to Tadeo Palomares in the big blind and he decided to defend.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Palomares checked, and Fernandez bet 4,000. Palomares thought for a while and eventually check-raised to 10,000. Fernandez called.
The river was the . Palomares looked down at his stack, and then back at the pot. After a moment, he led out for 10,000. Fernandez quickly called and Palomares announced, "Queen" as he tabled . Unfortunately for him, Fernandez tabled for trip nines and scooped the pot, leaving Palomares very short.
With about 9,000 in the pot, and the board reading , Javier Swett was in the small blind and checked to Alan Manuel Mehamed in the cutoff. Mehamed bet 3,000, and Borquez raised to 8,100 on the button. Swett folded and Mehamed quickly three-bet to 22,000. Borquez snap-shoved his remaining 52,000 in chips and action was back on Mehamed. After three minutes of deliberation, Mehamed called, with Borquez being the player at risk.
Borquez showed , for top pair and an open-ended straight flush draw, while Mehamed tabled , for bottom two pair.
The turn was the , changing nothing for Borquez. He stood up and looked up at the ceiling, as the dealer put down the on the river. When he looked back down to see he made a straight, he yelled out, "Yes!", and clapped his hands once, celebrating his double up.
Norberto Korn raised to 2,200 from under the gun, and Alan Manuel Mehamed called from the cutoff. Rodrigo Borquez was on the button and three-bet to 7,100. Korn folded, and Mehamed quickly called.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Mehamed checked, and Borquez bet 7,500. Mehamed wasted no time and called.
The river was the . Mehamed checked, and Borquez moved all in for his remaining 20,000 in chips. Mehamed tossed in a single chip to call, and Borquez tabled . Mehamed flashed before mucking his hand.
With about 8,500 in the pot, and the board reading , Joaquin Earcena led out for 5,500 from the small blind and was called by Andres Roberto Finkelberg in the big blind. Lucas Gonzalez was under the gun and opted to call as well.
The turn was the , and after thinking for a couple of minutes, Earcena moved all in for 25,900. Finkelberg folded and Gonzalez went into the tank. After thinking for a minute or two, Gonzalez called.
Earcena tabled for two pair and Gonzalez tabled for a bigger two pair.
The river was the and Gonzalez took down the pot, eliminating Earcena in the process.
Registration closed at the start of the tournament, and the diligent team at the PokerStars Festival has calculated the prizepool.
The $3,300 High Roller attracted a total of 15 entries, with just one of these being a re-entry. The total prizepool came to $43,650 and this event will pay three spots.
First place is taking home $20,950 along with the trophy and the title! Here is a look at the final payouts:
Place
Prize
1st
$20,950
2nd
$13,960
3rd
$8,740
The unofficial final table will come together when just nine players remain. All results will be available under the Payouts tab above.
With about 7,100 in the pot, and the board reading , Oscar Alache checked from the small blind. Andres Roberto Finkelberg bet 4,000 from under the gun, putting the action back on Alache. After pausing for a few moments to count his remaining chips, he pushed them all in. Finkelberg immediately called.
Alache tabled and Finkelberg showed .
The turn was the and the river was the . Alache was unable to improve and was sent to the rail. Finkelberg began stacking his new chips and is off to a quick start early in the day.
Four more players have hopped in the High Roller before the close of registration, including Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez (re-entry), and rugby star, Lucas Gonzalez.
Chile's Javier Swett and Argentina's Andres Roberto Finkelberg have also taken their seats.
Here is a look at the two tables at the start of the day:
and while Mehamed was all in, both Manzano and Korn were still playing on the side and checked to the turn.
and Manzano led out for 15,000. Korn wagged his finger and folded his hand. Manzano quickly tabled 
for a set of sixes, and Mehamed frustratingly revealed 
for a pair of queens. The river was the 
and Mehamed was eliminated just short of the unofficial final table of nine. 
. Palomares checked, and Fernandez bet 4,000. Palomares thought for a while and eventually check-raised to 10,000. Fernandez called. 
. Palomares looked down at his stack, and then back at the pot. After a moment, he led out for 10,000. Fernandez quickly called and Palomares announced, "Queen" as he tabled 
. Unfortunately for him, Fernandez tabled 
for trip nines and scooped the pot, leaving Palomares very short.
, Javier Swett was in the small blind and checked to Alan Manuel Mehamed in the cutoff. Mehamed bet 3,000, and Borquez raised to 8,100 on the button. Swett folded and Mehamed quickly three-bet to 22,000. Borquez snap-shoved his remaining 52,000 in chips and action was back on Mehamed. After three minutes of deliberation, Mehamed called, with Borquez being the player at risk.
, for top pair and an open-ended straight flush draw, while Mehamed tabled 
, for bottom two pair.
, changing nothing for Borquez. He stood up and looked up at the ceiling, as the dealer put down the 
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Mehamed checked, and Borquez bet 7,500. Mehamed wasted no time and called. 
. Mehamed checked, and Borquez moved all in for his remaining 20,000 in chips. Mehamed tossed in a single chip to call, and Borquez tabled 
. Mehamed flashed 
before mucking his hand.
, and after thinking for a couple of minutes, Earcena moved all in for 25,900. Finkelberg folded and Gonzalez went into the tank. After thinking for a minute or two, Gonzalez called.
for a bigger two pair.
and Gonzalez took down the pot, eliminating Earcena in the process.
, Oscar Alache checked from the small blind. Andres Roberto Finkelberg bet 4,000 from under the gun, putting the action back on Alache. After pausing for a few moments to count his remaining chips, he pushed them all in. Finkelberg immediately called.
.
. Alache was unable to improve and was sent to the rail. Finkelberg began stacking his new chips and is off to a quick start early in the day.
