Main Event Dia 1a | 2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

2017-05-23 22:46 UTC-4

Javier Swett Eliminated by PokerStars Qualifier Robert Heidorn

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Javier Swett was all in before the flop, and was called by Robert Heidorn.

Heidorn tabled [thdh] and Swett revealed .

Swett was the player risk, and the flop of looked pretty safe for him. The turn, however, was the and Heidorn took a dominating lead.

The river was the and Swett was sent to the rail.

Heidorn hails from Germany and qualified online on PokerStars through a series of satellites.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Robert Heidorn	85,000
Javier Swett	Eliminado

Tags: Javier Swett

2017-05-23 22:40 UTC-4

Korn Chips Back Up

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Norberto Korn was in the cutoff and raised to 2,100. The big blind defended.

The flop was and both players checked to the turn, which was the .

The player in the big blind led out for 4,200 and Korn called.

The river was the and the big blind led out again, but for 8,500 this time. Korn called.

The player in the big blind tabled and Korn tabled for two pair, queens and fives, sending the pot his way.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Norberto Korn	120,000	25,000

Tags: Norberto Korn

2017-05-23 22:23 UTC-4

Day 1a Registration is Closed

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Players are back from their break and registration has closed.

The total number of entries for Day 1a reached 139.

Day 1b starts at noon tomorrow, and will be the final chance to get in on this $500,000 guaranteed Main Event!

Nível: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

2017-05-23 22:01 UTC-4

Last Break of the Night; Registration is Closing

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The remaining players are on their last break of the night, resuming in 20 minutes.

Registration is also about to close at the end of this break.

2017-05-23 22:00 UTC-4

Ezequiel Waigel Gets a Full Double

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Milton De La Fuente was in mid position and called along with Franco Pandolfino in the hijack and the player in the cutoff. Ezequiel Waigel was on the button and raised to 4,000. De La Fuente called and the other two players folded.

The flop was and De La Fuente bet 4,500. Waigel raised to 11,500 and De La Fuente called.

The turn was the and De La Fuente led for 3,000. Waigel raised all in for 15,100 and De La Fuente called putting him at risk.

Waigel tabled and De La Fuente showed

The river was the and De La Fuente was unable to improve, giving Waigel a full double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ezequiel Waigel	64,700	25,700
Milton De La Fuente	54,300

Tags: Ezequiel Waigel Milton De La Fuente

2017-05-23 21:53 UTC-4

Martin Pineiro Keeps Chipping Up

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The player under the gun raised to 2,000 and Martin Pineiro decided to three-bet to 6,000 on the button.

The player in the big blind called for less for his remaining 5,700 chips. The under-the-gun player folded.

Pineiro tabled , and the under-the-gun player threw his hands up while shaking his head. The big blind tabled .

The flop came , pairing Pineiro's four and giving him the second nut flush draw.

The turn was the , and Pineiro locked up the pot with a flush, leaving his opponent drawing dead to the on the river.

Pineiro has chipped up over six figures now and is sitting healthy.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Martin Pineiro	125,000	35,000

Tags: Martin Pineiro

2017-05-23 21:52 UTC-4

Aces Hold for Franco Pandolfino

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Franco Pandolfino was in the hijack and limped in. Ezequiel Waigel was on the button and raised to 2,800. The blinds folded and Pandolfino thought for a moment before he moved all in for 8,500. Waigel called.

Pandolfino tabled and Waigel showed .

The board ran out and was no help to Waigel, giving Pandolfino a much needed double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ezequiel Waigel	39,000	14,000
Franco Pandolfino	20,000	10,000

Tags: Ezequiel Waigel Franco Pandolfino

2017-05-23 21:22 UTC-4

Updated Stacks: Sergio Dabio Tello Leads the Way

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sergio Dabio Tello	200,000	10,000
Miguel Zarzar	180,000	180,000
Daniel Oscar Foti	130,000
Norberto Korn	95,000	-25,000
Juan Parra	95,000	-20,000
Martin Pineiro	90,000	36,000
Rodrigo Borquez	84,000	-6,000
Imanol Aramburu	82,000	43,000
Leo Fernandez	81,000	25,000
Jorge Postigo	67,000	42,000
Andres Jeckeln	62,000	37,000
Lucas Baruc	60,000	25,000
Felipe Morales	48,000	26,000
Fernando Gordo	39,000	39,000
Tarek Sleiman	36,000	-4,500
Tadeo Palomares	30,000	-3,500
Richard Dubini	29,000	29,000
Javier Swett	29,000	-11,000
Ricardo Chauriye	25,000	2,000
Amos Ben	14,500	14,500

2017-05-23 21:04 UTC-4

Last Level Before Registration Closes

Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Level 8 has begun, which means registration is open for another hour and 20 minutes including the last break of the night.

Day 1b fires up tomorrow at noon local time, with registration closing after nine levels again.

Players who make it through Day 1a today are not allowed to play on Day 1b. Additionally, there is no late registration on Day 2, meaning re-entries for this entire event will come to an end at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Day 1b tomorrow.