The player under the gun opened the action to 650. Pedro Demeyere was in middle position and three-bet to 1,800. The initial raiser called.
The flop was and the under-the-gun player checked. Demeyere bet 2,000 and his opponent check-raised to 5,000. Demeyere called.
The turn was the and the player under the gun moved all in for roughly 10,000. Demeyere snap-called, tabling for top set. His opponent showed , drawing to 11 outs in the deck with both flush and straight draws.
The river was the and Demeyere raked in a nice pot.
Rodrigo Chavez was in middle position and raised to 800. Shane Buchwald was in the cutoff and three-bet up to 2,200. The player on the button called, as did Chavez.
The flop was and Chavez led out for 1,500. Buchwald called and the button folded.
The turn was the and Chavez bet 4,000. Buchwald immediately put in the rest of his stack, totalling 16,825. Chavez went into the tank and after a bit of banter between the two, Buchwald called for a clock. The tournament director arrived at the table and was giving Chavez his ten-second countdown, during which time Chavez announced, "Fold" and flashed . Buchwald looked at his cards and turned over the while sending his second card face down into the muck and scooping up his chips.
The cutoff limped in, as did Gabriel Lopez in the small blind. Rodrigo Maclean was in the big blind and raised to 1,500. The cutoff called, and Lopez folded.
The flop came and Maclean checked. The cutoff bet 1,500 and Maclean called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Maclean checked again, and the cutoff quickly bet 4,000, which he already had waiting in his hand. Maclean thought for about 30 seconds and called. His opponent tapped the table and was reluctant to table his hand. Maclean motioned for him to table his cards first, and he showed for queen high. Maclean revealed for a flush and scooped the pot.
In the hand just before the break, a big pot was brewing at Ezequiel Waigel's table.
There was about 14,000 in the middle, on a board reading , and the player in the small blind led out for 8,000. Waigel was in the hijack and called.
The river was the and the small blind moved all in for about 15,000. Waigel pulled his hood down and asked for a count. After just a few seconds, he called.
The small blind tabled for queen high. Waigel stood up and showed for king high and scooped the pot, eliminating his opponent in the process. They two players shook hands, and Waigel headed for a break while his opponent hit the rail.
with about 4,000 in the pot and a board reading , the small blind checked. Jorge Teodoulou was in the big blind and checked as well. The player in the cutoff bet 2,100 and both opponents called.
The turn was the and the small blind checked. Teodoulou elected to bet 2,300 this time. The player in the cutoff called as well as the small blind.
The river was the and the small blind checked. Teodoulou grabbed the rest of his chips and went all in for 5,625. Both his opponents took about a minute each and eventually folded. Teodoulou more than doubled up his stack without having to go to show down.
Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, was just seen walking out of the tournament room after firing his second bullet in this Main Event.
Fernandez first got his stack in the middle with against Diego Nicolas' and was unable to improve. Just a few hands later, Nicolas was the one holding ace-king, and Fernandez was unable to make a hand to save his tournament life.
Registration is still open until the end of level 8, so it is possible he may hop in again soon.
Action folded around to Fabian Chauriye in the hijack and he raised to 900. The cutoff called, as did Wladimir Tarifeno on the button, and the player in the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Tarifeno on the button, who bet 1,350. The big blind called, and Chauriye decided to put in a check-raise to 5,025. The cutoff folded, and both Tarifeno and the big blind called.
The turn was the and the big blind checked. Chauriye bet 6,500 this time, and Tarifeno called. The big blind folded.
The river was the . Chauriye checked, and Tarifeno thought for about a minute before betting 11,500. Chauriye let out a sigh and shook his head. He counted out his stack, looked back at his cards and eventually folded.
and the under-the-gun player checked. Demeyere bet 2,000 and his opponent check-raised to 5,000. Demeyere called.
and the player under the gun moved all in for roughly 10,000. Demeyere snap-called, tabling 
for top set. His opponent showed 
, drawing to 11 outs in the deck with both flush and straight draws.
and Demeyere raked in a nice pot.
and Chavez led out for 1,500. Buchwald called and the button folded.
and Chavez bet 4,000. Buchwald immediately put in the rest of his stack, totalling 16,825. Chavez went into the tank and after a bit of banter between the two, Buchwald called for a clock. The tournament director arrived at the table and was giving Chavez his ten-second countdown, during which time Chavez announced, "Fold" and flashed 
. Buchwald looked at his cards and turned over the 
while sending his second card face down into the muck and scooping up his chips.
and Maclean checked. The cutoff bet 1,500 and Maclean called.
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Maclean checked again, and the cutoff quickly bet 4,000, which he already had waiting in his hand. Maclean thought for about 30 seconds and called. His opponent tapped the table and was reluctant to table his hand. Maclean motioned for him to table his cards first, and he showed 
, and the player in the small blind led out for 8,000. Waigel was in the hijack and called. 
and the small blind moved all in for about 15,000. Waigel pulled his hood down and asked for a count. After just a few seconds, he called. 
for queen high. Waigel stood up and showed 
, the small blind checked. Jorge Teodoulou was in the big blind and checked as well. The player in the cutoff bet 2,100 and both opponents called.
and the small blind checked. Teodoulou grabbed the rest of his chips and went all in for 5,625. Both his opponents took about a minute each and eventually folded. Teodoulou more than doubled up his stack without having to go to show down.
against Diego Nicolas' 
and action checked to Tarifeno on the button, who bet 1,350. The big blind called, and Chauriye decided to put in a check-raise to 5,025. The cutoff folded, and both Tarifeno and the big blind called.
and the big blind checked. Chauriye bet 6,500 this time, and Tarifeno called. The big blind folded. 
and Buchwald led out for 1,300. Asfura called and the button folded.
and Buchwald bet 2,500. Asfura called again.