With about 50,000 in the pot and a board reading , Victor Pizarro was in middle position and Martin Pineiro was in the hijack. Both players checked to the turn which was the . Both players checked again and the river was the .
Pizarro fired out a bet of 55,000 and after taking a couple minutes to decide, Pineiro called.
Pizarro tabled for quads and with a smile, Pineiro flashed for top two and tapped the table.
As expected, Chile has turned out to be a popular destination for South Americans, but plenty of players from other countries around the world have joined in on the action.
Of the 224 unique entries in the Main Event, Chile made up 133 of these, with Argentina having the second-best showing with 63. Brazil had six entries, and Mexico attracted five. There were 17 players from other countries, including one a piece from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Richard Dubini was in the hijack and raised to 8,000. Action folded to Luis Scarpeccio in the big blind and he went all in for 59,000. Dubini called putting him at risk.
Dubini tabled and Scarpeccio showed .
The board ran out and Dubini added another decent amount to his stack.
Action folded around to Andres Vega in late position, and he raised to 12,000. Argentinian Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, moved all in for about 50,000 from the cutoff, and Vega snap-called. Fernandez was at risk as Vega had him covered by over 300,000 chips.
Once the tournament director gave the dealer the go-ahead, both players tabled their hands, with Vega showing and Fernandez revealing . The high roller champion needed one of the two remaining fives in the deck to survive, but unfortunately for him the board ran out and he was eliminated.
Fernandez may have been knocked out just one spot from the money, but he goes home with a third high roller title to add to his impressive resume.
The bubble lasted about 25 minutes, and all remaining players are now guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,840.
Juan Sebastian Gomez was in early position and raised to 10,500. The small blind called, as did Juan Parra in the big blind.
The flop was and the small blind checked. Parra bet 23,000 and Gomez called. The small blind folded and the dealer put out the turn which was the .
Parra led out for 33,500 and Gomez called again.
The river was the and Parra checked. Gomez reached back into his stack and pulled out 101,000 in chips. He slid them forward and Parra went into the tank, eventually folding his hand and sending the pot to Gomez.
, Victor Pizarro was in middle position and Martin Pineiro was in the hijack. Both players checked to the turn which was the 
. Both players checked again and the river was the 
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for quads and with a smile, Pineiro flashed 
for top two and tapped the table.
and Scarpeccio showed 
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and Dubini added another decent amount to his stack.
. The high roller champion needed one of the two remaining fives in the deck to survive, but unfortunately for him the board ran out 
and he was eliminated. 
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