With about 2,250 in the pot and the board reading action was on Richard Dubini in the small blind. Dubini bet 2,800 and was called by a player in the hijack. Patricio Rojas was on the button and raised to 8,850, sending Dubini into the tank. After a couple of minutes of deliberation, Dubini folded, as did the player in the hijack.
Rojas has chipped up to almost double the starting stack already.
A player in early position raised to 525. Patricio Rojas was in the cutoff and three-bet to 1,400. The initial raiser called.
The flop was and the player in early position check-called a bet of 1,300 from Rojas.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river which was the .
The player in early position led out for 2,525 and Rojas called. The player in early position showed for ace high with a jack kicker, and Rojas smiled and tabled for ace-queen high to take down the pot.
The field is growing at a healthy rate, and Latin America Poker Tour High Roller champion, Andres Jeckeln, is among those competing in this event.
Jeckeln hails from Argentina and has just over a quarter of a million dollars in lifetime earnings, with an LAPT High Roller win from the 2015 $ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller event in Panama, earning himself $ 58,980 and a shiny trophy.
Here is a look at some of the other notables in the field:
Joaquin Earcena was under the gun and raised to 400. Tadeo Palomares was in the hijack and three-bet to 1,200. Alan Manuel Mehamed was in the big blind and called, as did Earcena.
The flop was and action checked to Palomares, who bet 1,400. Mehamed folded and Earcena called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the .
Earcena led out for 3,500, with 5,625 behind. Palomares thought for a minute before moving all in. Earcena called.
Palomares tabled for a straight to the king and Earcena released his hand into the muck, tapping the table.
The field continues to grow, with more and more players eyeing up the massive $500,000 guaranteed prizepool.
Among these players is high roller and Latin America Poker Tour champion, Alex Manzano. The Chilean pro has an impressive resume, including an LAPT Main Event win from 2011 in Brazil, a high roller win from the 2014 Latin Poker Series Millions II in Panama, a European Poker Tour €10,300 Pot Limit Omaha title, as well as a World Series of Poker circuit ring from Uruguay.
Manzano fired the PokerStars Festival Chile $3,300 High Roller a few days ago and fell just two spots from the money, so look for him to chase yet another title in his home country.
action was on Richard Dubini in the small blind. Dubini bet 2,800 and was called by a player in the hijack. Patricio Rojas was on the button and raised to 8,850, sending Dubini into the tank. After a couple of minutes of deliberation, Dubini folded, as did the player in the hijack.
and the player in early position check-called a bet of 1,300 from Rojas.
and both players checked to the river which was the 
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for ace high with a jack kicker, and Rojas smiled and tabled 
for ace-queen high to take down the pot.
and action checked to Palomares, who bet 1,400. Mehamed folded and Earcena called.
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