The player in the hijack raised to 800, and Jorge Postigo three-bet to 2,275. Franco Pandolfino four-bet to 5,200 from the small blind and got a call from the big blind. Both the hijack and Postigo folded.
The flop came and Pandolfino quickly checked. The big blind wasted no time and announced, "All in." Pandolfino only had about 7,000 chips behind, and he went into the tank. After about a minute, Pandolfino called.
Pandolfino stood up with excitement as the big blind tabled , because he held for a better pair.
The turn was the and the river was the , giving Pandolfino the double up he was looking for.
The under-the-gun player raised to 700 and was called by a player in early position. The hijack, cutoff, button, as well as Alex Manzano, in the big blind, came along.
The flop was and Manzano checked. The initial raiser led out for 800 and got calls all around, until action was back on Manzano. He then check-raised all in for 7,300, and everyone folded.
Manzano became short early on and raked in a much-needed pot to get him back in the game.
Rodrigo Borquez was in the hijack and raised to 725. Lucas Baruc was on the button and three-bet to 2,550, Borquez called.
The flop was and Borquez checked. Baruc bet 4,100 and Borquez called.
The turn was the and Borquez checked again. Baruc reached for a handful of chips and bet enough to put Borquez to a decision for his remaining chips. Borquez tanked for almost three minutes before deciding to call, putting himself at risk.
Borquez tabled and Baruc showed .
The river was the miracle , giving Borquez a set of tens to double up and save his tournament life. Baruc was left shaking his head.
Marcelo Gasparini limped in from under the gun, and the player in the hijack raised to 1,100. The player on the button called, and action was back on Gasparini. After thinking for a moment, he decided to limp-raise to 4,300. The hijack called, and the button folded.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Gasparini led out for 4,000 and his opponent quickly called.
The river was the and both players checked. Gasparini revealed and his opponent mucked.
Gasparini now has almost triple the starting stack and is building a tower of chips in front of him.
A player in middle position raised to 1,100. Martin Pineiro was in the hijack and called, as did the players in the cutoff and big blind.
The flop was and the big blind checked. The initial raiser bet 2,350, and Pineiro called. The cutoff and big blind both folded.
The turn was the and the original raiser bet 1,500. Pineiro quickly raised to 5,050 and his opponent folded.
Martin Pineiro appears to be a well-known Argentinian pro and has over $250,000 in career earnings. He has 28 final tables on his resume with two tournament wins, and is looking to take down his first Main Event title.
Jorge Ellena raised to 900 from middle position and the player in the hijack three-bet to 3,000. Norberto Korn was in the big blind and four-bet to 6,100. Ellena folded, and the hijack five-bet jammed his stack of about 25,000 in the middle. Korn snap-called.
Korn had the best of it with , while his opponent tabled .
The flop came and Korn's aces were well behind his opponent's set of kings.
The turn, however, was the and Korn pulled right back ahead with a set of aces. The river was the and Korn scooped the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
and Fernandez checked. The initial raiser bet 2,200, the cutoff folded, and Fernandez called.
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
.
and Pandolfino quickly checked. The big blind wasted no time and announced, "All in." Pandolfino only had about 7,000 chips behind, and he went into the tank. After about a minute, Pandolfino called. 
, because he held 
for a better pair. 
and the river was the 
, giving Pandolfino the double up he was looking for.
and Manzano checked. The initial raiser led out for 800 and got calls all around, until action was back on Manzano. He then check-raised all in for 7,300, and everyone folded.
and Borquez checked. Baruc bet 4,100 and Borquez called.
and Borquez checked again. Baruc reached for a handful of chips and bet enough to put Borquez to a decision for his remaining chips. Borquez tanked for almost three minutes before deciding to call, putting himself at risk.
and Baruc showed 
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Gasparini led out for 4,000 and his opponent quickly called.
and both players checked. Gasparini revealed 
.
and Korn pulled right back ahead with a set of aces. The river was the 
and Korn scooped the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
