Andres Vega was under the gun and raised to 105,000. Christopher Franco was on the button and called. Sergio Dario Tello was in the big blind and moved all in for 340,000. Vega folded and Franco called.
Tello showed and Franco tabled .
The flop was giving Franco a straight-flush draw. The turn and river bricked off with the and and Tello survived a scare.
Rodrigo Zambra moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 300,000. Action folded to Juan Sebastian Gomez in the big blind and he slowly peeled his cards. After a few seconds, he called.
Gomez:
Zambra:
Gomez was ahead with ace-high, and Zambra was the player at risk.
The board ran out , and Zambra was unable to catch up, sending him to the rail in sixth place.
All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $29,600.
Action folded around to Juan Sebastian Gomez on the button and he moved all in for 320,000. Christopher Franco called from the small blind, and Amos Ben raised to 825,000 from the big blind. Franco quickly moved all in, and Ben tank-folded.
Franco:
Gomez:
Franco was well ahead with ace-king, and Gomez needed to hit his kicker to survive.
The flop came , keeping Franco in the lead with ace-king high. The turn was the and Franco rapped the table after he made the nut straight. Gomez began to stand up from his seat and shook Franco's hand, clearly accepting defeat. The rail yelled, "King!" and sure enough, the hit the felt on the river, giving Gomez a chop.
Franco took down a side pot from Ben's re-raise, and chopped the main pot with Gomez.
Franco has now crossed three million in chips, and Ben has relinquished the chip lead for the first time in about a day and a half of play.
Just six players remain on the first break of the day, with play resuming at approximately 2:40 p.m.
Diego Lizana and Oscar Toloso were the first players to be eliminated today, and Andres Vega was responsible for the double knockout. Vega vaulted his stack towards the top, but Amos Ben remains the chip leader.
Ben, Vega, and Christopher Franco all sit above the two-million chip mark, and Rodrigo Zambra, Juan Sebastian Gomez, and Sergio Dario Tello remain at the bottom.
Play has remained fairly consistent in the last several hands.
The short stacks, Juan Sebastian Gomez and Sergio Dario Tello, have been getting their chips in the middle and getting no action. Additionally, there have been three walks.
Shoving or folding have been the majority of the options thus far.
and Franco tabled 
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giving Franco a straight-flush draw. The turn and river bricked off with the 
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and Tello survived a scare.
, and Zambra was unable to catch up, sending him to the rail in sixth place.
and Franco showed 
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hit the felt on the river, giving Gomez a chop. 
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and Franco checked. Vega bet 60,000 and Franco called.
and both players checked. Franco tabled 
