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6:10pm: Zeman doubles through Politano
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (500 ante)
We've just had a double-up and the player still with us is Mauritio Zeman. He got it all in against Bruno Politano holding [qs][tc] against [ac][6h], but the run-out was kind to Zeman. It went [2d][qh][4c][4d][3s] and he's up to 78,000 now. --JS
6pm: Rodriguez bluffs Baraky to move over 200,000
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (500 ante)
Alejandro Rodriguez started this Day 2 session with a short stack and now, after a well-timed bluff, he's trending over 200,000. Action was picked up with the Argentine opening in middle position and after a fold, Felipe Baraky three-bet to 25,000. The button and blinds folded and Rodriguez, not to be outdone, clicked it back with a more or less min-four-bet.
It was 50,900 to call and after a few moments of contemplation, Baraky did to see the [9h][7d][2c] flop. Those were the last cards he'd see, as Rodriguez cut down his stack and then pushed just over half of it across the line for a bet, weighing in at 47,600.
Baraky quickly folded and Rodriguez then showed the Brazilian and the table what he'd gotten away with, flashing [Qc][Js] before flinging his cards towards the dealer. Baraky didn't really think much of it though, leading us to believe that maybe he was holding some light cards as well. We'll never know for sure but what we do know is that Alejandro Rodriguez is now trending up the leaderboard just a handful of spots from the money. --WOC
5:40pm: Blinds up
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (500 ante)
We're now in Level 16 - the last before the dinner break and the one in which we expect the bubble to burst. 89 players remain, 79 get paid. --JS
5:39pm: Manuel Urrejola battles Bruno Politano
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
As this Day 2 field continues to thin itself, we're bound to see some big stacks get into some sizable confrontations. Right now, it looks like the possibilities for those such encounters are limited but Bruno Positano and Manual Urrejola could provide some action before the money bubble bursts.
They're two of the biggest stacks in the room and are seated next to each other on an outer table, with Urrejola recently winning Round 1. Action was picked up with a player opening to 6,500 and Politano, in the cutoff, calling only to see Urrerjola three-bet to 17,500. The opener folded and Politano called to see the [Qc][tc][3c] flop.
He check called a 25,000 chip bet from Urrejola and after the [td] paired the board on the turn, Politano had enough and check-folded to a 35,000 chip bet. When the dust settled, Urrejola was playing just over 380,000, making him the far and away Day 2 chip leader and Politano was cut down slightly to 215,000. --WOC
5:37pm: Ten away from the money
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
The bubble is fast approaching - we need just 10 more players to bust before we're in the min-cashes. Don't go anywhere. --JS
5:30pm: Dubini put to the test by Morbiducci
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
Richard Dubini is a cool customer, what with his full-sleeve tattoo and stylish demeanor. However, he didn't look so cool just now when he was facing a decision for his whole tournament.
Felippe Morbiducci had opened and Dubini three-bet to 17,000. Then Morbiducci wanted to play for it all, shoving for 97,000 total (which covered Dubini). The tatted-Argentinian was in the tank for quite a while but eventually gave it up.
When he did, the player next to Morbiducci - who wasn't in the hand - asked him to show one, and he obliged. That player then flipped over the [ad] and Dubini seemed happy with his fold. --JS
5:20pm: Plenty of action on Table 3...
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
We're heading towards the bubble and while we've seen some tables seem to tighten up over the last half hour, Table 3 has been playing some sizable pots. Rodrigo Strong opened that action with a knockout, as the hand was picked up with Hugo Nazar opening to 8,000 from early position.
The table folded to Strong, who then three-bet shoved for just over 80,000. A short stack, who was next to act on the button, then called all-in for less, as he had just over 43,000 in front of him. Action then got to Amos Ben, who was in the big blind, and the former LAPT Player of the Year looked like he had a decision to make. He got counts of both all-ins and thought for close to two minutes, eventually electing to fold.
Nazar did the same, saying that Strong's shove was "too much". When he saw Strong's [Kh][Qd] though, it looked like he wanted his mucked cards back. The short stack turned over [Jc][Jh] and it was a flip for his tournament life, one that Strong won, despite stepping away from the table during the runout. He wasn't at risk but he was playing for a sizable portion of his stack, so we understand why he didn't want to watch.
He turned around just in time to see the river bring him a pair though, as the [As][6c][4d][2h][Kc] runout pushed Strong's stack up near the 135,000 chip mark. The action didn't stop, as Hugo Nazar was involved in another decent pot with Andy Finkelberg. The Argentinian opened to 6,000 from the button and Amos Ben called in the small before Nazar defended his big.
The blinds checked the [Ks][Qc][8h] flop and Finkelberg continued for 9,300. Ben folded and Nazar called to see the [Ac] fall on the turn. Both players quickly checked and Nazar checked for a third time after the [th] put four to a straight on board. Finkelberg, who was one of the bigger stacks coming back from break, put that stack to use, betting 23,000 on the river.
Nazar, who was left shaking his head after the Rodrigo Strong double up, did the same for another minute as he checked and re-checked his cards. They weren't changing and either was the board, meaning he had to fold and concede the pot for a second hand in a row. He's likely wondering what he's done wrong over the last few minutes but even though he's taken a few hits, he's still well stacked with 150,000.
Andy Finkelberg is doing slightly better, as he's one of a half dozen players over the 200,000 chip mark with just over 90 remaining in this LAPT9 Chile Main Event. --WOC
5:10pm: Reines busts Chavez
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
We've lost Rodrigo Chavez from the Main Event. After Jorge Ellena opened to 7,000, Fernando Reines made the call, before Chavez shoved for 33,900. It folded back around to Reines who snap-called, and the cards were on their backs.
Fernando Reines [9c][9d]
Rodrigo Chavez [8s][8h]
There was a nine in the window on the flop as it fell [9s][2d][5d]. Chavez started to get up as the [7c] fell, but he'd actually picked up a straight draw. The river was the [kc] though and he was outta here. Reines now sits with 110,000. --JS
5pm: Technical issues
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
Sorry about that. In case you didn't know, Sundays are a pretty big day in the poker world for online players, and as such sometimes our system slows down significantly. We're now back up and running. --JS
4:50pm: Hector Valenzuela sends two to the rail
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
It's not how you start Day 2, it's how you, for those select few that do, finish and Hector Valenzuela is starting to get some traction in Level 15. The Chilean started today's session with just over a starting stack and after scoring a double knockout, he's playing over the chip average with 96 players remaining.
The early action on the hand was missed but it looked like the chips got in the middle pre flop, with Valenzuela having two short stacks covered. He also held a slight advantage, with [9c][9h] to the shorties [As][Ks] and [Kd][Jh].
After the [Ad][9d][3c] flop, Valenzuela looked like he was in a great spot to pick up a very meaningful pot but then the [td] gave him a sweat on the turn. Both players picked up straight draws and one had a flush draw but thankfully for Valenzuela, who cheered after the final card fell, the [Jc] confirmed his victory on the river.
While the two short stacks exited the tournament area, with the player who turned the flush draw oddly surprised he couldn't connect on the river, Valenzuela had to take a quick break. He was clearly excited about his double knockout and over the next few minutes, explained the hand to a few players that came up to him after hearing him celebrate the win.
He's still got a ways to go before he can actually celebrate, as just under 20 more players need to hit the rail before this LAPT9 Chile Main Event field is officially in the money. --WOC
4:35pm: chips ahoy
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (400 ante)
We're back and ready to begin Level 15. Here the biggest stacks and notable names in the room. --JS
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Urrejola | Chile | 315000 |
| Francisco Rocha | Chile | 280000 |
| Frank Naranjo | Colombia | 275000 |
| Alfredo Torres | Chile | 255000 |
| Bruno Vendramini Politano | Brazil | 240000 |
| Fernando Martinez | Argentina | 235000 |
| Andres Finkelberg | Argentina | 230000 |
| Sebastian Ruiz | Chile | 175000 |
| Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 135000 |
| Sergio Antonio Palma Herrera | Chile | 132000 |
| Lucas Fernandes Tabarin | Brazil | 124000 |
| Richard Dubini | Argentina | 96000 |
| Andrius Bielskis | Lithuania | 92000 |
| Bruno De Oliveira Severino | Brazil | 84000 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 60000 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 57000 |
| Fernando Reines Cornejo | Chile | 51000 |
| Bruno Pereira Lima Kawauti | Brazil | 45000 |
| Fabian Daniel Ortiz | Argentina | 22500 |
4:23pm: Take a break
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
Our players have gone on a 15-minute break. There are 104 players remaining, and 79 will get paid. Notable chip counts are coming shortly. --JS
4:12pm: Ruiz four-bets, then flops better
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
A trend through the first few levels of this Day 2 session has been tactical pre flop play, plenty of small clicks and raises building sizable pots. Those pots have usually seen those encounters end with the chips getting in the middle at some point or another and Sebastian Ruiz just four-bet and called off with ace-queen to score a massive knockout.
Action was picked up with Alejandro Rodriguez opening the action to 5,200 from middle position, a player then three-bet the hijack to 13,200. Ruiz was waiting in the cutoff and after some thought, he four-bet to 23,000. The button and blinds folded back to Rodriguez, who looked like he wanted to do something with his 50,000 chip stack.
He couldn't pull the trigger, eventually folding, but the three-bettor could. He immediately moved all-in for 63,000 total and Ruiz snap called, only to see that he was dominated. His opponent held [Ad][Kh] to Ruiz's [Ah][Qh] and the Chilean would need to hit to score the knockout.
He did just that, spiking his pair on the flop and holding through the [Qs][4d][3c][9c][4c] runout, a board that left his opponent in near disbelief. That player hovered around the tournament area for a few minutes and then eventually headed out, while Ruiz stacked up just shy of 175,000. --WOC
3:52pm: Table movements
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
We've just had a table break and it featured a couple of big names.
One was our sole remaining two-time LAPT champ Fabian Ortiz, who now is sitting alongside start-of-day chip leader Francisco Benitez, as well as Bruno Severino and Lewis Osvaldo.
Meanwhile, former November Niner Bruno Politano from Brazil, who shared that original table with Ortiz, is now sat in tough spot - to the direct right of new chip leader Manuel Urrejola. Mauricio Zeman joins them on that table. --JS
3:45pm: Our new chip leader
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
The man with the most chips right now is Chile's Manuel Urrejola, who has a massive 300,000 stack right now. We'll have all the big stacks on the second break of the day, but I don't think anyone comes close right now. --JS
3:35pm: Adding some color and emotion
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
Poker tournament reporting is an interesting task. In a few small paragraphs you not only have to explain what happens in a given hand but you also have to make it entertaining and engaging to the reader. You have to put them right into the action, giving them a sense of what exactly is happening at the table.
We've been trying to do just that over the last two days and Rodrigo Strong, who we featured during Friday's Day 1A session, let us know that our work was well received by family and friends who were following the PokerStars blog. He caught up with us before play began at 12pm and commented how "we have so much emotion" in our updates.
Quite frankly, poker hands are a somewhat boring exercise. 'Player A does this, Player B does that. Player C wins." We'd lose our minds if we didn't add some color, and we'd also be missing the most important part of our job: the players, the atmosphere, and the emotion around a given hand, table or event.
We're going to report on the rest of this event as we normally would but we'll also be keeping a little extra eye on Rodrigo over the next few levels, to see if we can catch another update, as he's still alive with just over 120 players remaining in this LAPT9 Chile Main Event. --WOC
3:25pm: Level up
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300 ante)
We've moved into Level 14 - 1,200/2,400 (300 ante). --JS
3:24pm: Gone but not forgotten
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
I mentioned in our Day 1B coverage that the PokerStars Blog team here in Chile have said 'two-time LAPT champ' so much over the past few days that it's now become an in-joke. Even when I was typing it earlier I had a little chuckle to myself.
Well, it's with much regret that I have to inform that Mario Lopez - as in two-time LAPT champ Mario Lopez - has been eliminated from this event. He opened to 5,100 and found a caller in Rodrigo Chavez from the small b lind. But then Jorge Ellena announced "all-in", having both players covered. Lopez snap called and Chavez folded, and the cards were on their backs.
Two-time LAPT champ Mario Lopez [ac][qs]
Jorge Ellena [ah][ks]
Our man was behind and in need of help, but he couldn't find any on the [4c][2s][td][7c][2h] board. And like that, he was gone.
But you know what? The two-time LAPT champ will always be in our hearts and in our minds. (Jorge Ellena now has 160,000 by the way). --JS
3:24pm: Dubini passes Palma's test, moves over 100,000
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
We've done a few posts of Richard Dubini through the early portions of this Day 2 session and with just a few minutes remaining in the level, he's now peaking with close to 120,000. The Argentine came into this restart relatively short but he's been involved in a lot of pots, with his more recent victory coming against Day 1A chip leader Sergio Palma.
On a board of [Qs][8h][3s][6h], Dubini check-called a bet of 12,000, leaving himself close to 45,000 behind. The [3h] paired the board and brought some backdoor draws in and Dubini checked for a second time, leading Palma to bet 24,000. It was a sizable bet and one that put Dubini to the test for a decent portion of his remaining stack.
After a minute of thought, he eventually called, giving himself a little fist pump after he saw Palma turn over [th][9s] for ten-high. Dubini turned over [ts][8s] and everyone at the table seemed to shoot the Argentinian a look, as they all realized just how good of a call that was for more or less your tournament life.
Had Dubini been wrong, he'd likely have been left with just over 10 big blinds. He wasn't though and he's now playing over 50 bigs heading towards Level 14. Sergio Palma is playing 135,000 and we could continue to see these two, along with big stack Andrius Bielskis, battle over the next few hours. --WOC
3:14pm: Lopez wins one but stays in danger zone
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
Two-time LAPT champ Mario Lopez is stuck in the danger zone, despite just picking up a small pot when his 4,600 bet on a [3h][6d][8c] flop got through. He only has 24,000 - good for 12 big blinds right now. --JS
3:08pm: The biggest stack in the room, but not the largest
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
Cristian Monterrosa arguably has the biggest stack in the room right now. That doesn't mean he has the chip lead though; rather just that his chips seem to be taking up the most space of any player.
He's built something of a chip castle with his 178,000, and it's quite impressive. So much so that it's currently being filmed for TV. --JS
2:58pm: Chenaud turns Hua dead
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
Even though we're still a ways from the money bubble, we're at the stage of the tournament where short stacked players are going to be under some intense pressure. Across the tournament area, there are nearly two dozen players working close to ten big blind stacks and He Hua was one of them until he ran into Brazil's Guilherme Chenaud.
Action was picked up with Hua open shoving from late position for just over 22,000 and after some folds, Chenaud had a decision to make in the big blind. He asked for a count and even though it was just an eleven big blind shove, it was a decent portion of his own stack.
He was playing close to 60,000 and eventually, he elected to call. He held [Kh][Qs] and was surprised to see that he was up against [8d][7d]. He still needed to hit or fade and he did the former as the board ran out [As][4c][3s][Kd][ts]. Hua hit the rail and after making the correct call, Chenaud, who won last night's $600 NLH Turbo side event, is playing nearly 85,000. --WOC
2:48pm: Roberly Fericio rivers Daniel Cordaro
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
Roberly Fericio entered this Day 2 session with a top ten stack and after a swingy first two levels, the Brazilian is now back near the top of the leaderboard after catching the perfect river. The hand was picked up at Table 16 with the board showing [Kc][7c][5c][td]. Daniel Cordaro checked from the big blind and Fericio, in middle position, bet 9,400 only to see Cordaro click it back with a check-raise.
That raise weighed in at 23,300 and quickly, Fericio called to see the [Js] complete the board. After check-raising the turn, Cordaro slowed down and checked the river, putting Fericio in a slightly awkward position. We weren't inside his head but after curiously inspecting the board, his stack and his opponent's, Fericio elected to push out a 35,000 chip bet.
Cordaro clearly didn't like the bet, as he began to cut down his stack and try to make sense of it all. He had just over 85,000 in front of him and eventually, after close to a minute, he put out the necessary chips to call only to see the bad news.
He'd been rivered, as Fericio tabled [Kh][Jc] and after an almost painful exhale, Cordaro threw over [Kd][Qs]. His pair, and kicker, were good until the end and as the dealer push Fericio a nearly 185,000 chip pot, Cordaro sat in dead silence, head in his hands left bemoaning his luck, or lack thereof. Eventually, he snapped up and tapped the table, with Fericio sportingly sending a knock of his own across the felt, realizing how fortunate that river was. --WOC
2:38pm: Crowd gathers to watch big bluff
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
I was the first one to arrive at this hand, but by the end the table was surrounded by fellow players, TV cameras, and spectators. Here's what happened.
Jorge Ellena had kicked off proceedings with an open to 4,200, only for Ivan Raich to three-bet from his immediate left up to 10,100. That wasn't the end of the pre-flop action though; Ellena then four-bet to 25,000 and Raich made the call.
[3s][6d][8h] came the flop, and neither wanted to fire again as both checked. The turn came the [ks], and the action picked up again with a 15,000 bet from Ellena. Raich called.
The river landed and it was the [3h], pairing the board. Now Ellena shoved and Raich immediately asked for a count. It was 43,600 total and he went into the tank as it was for around all his chips too. The crowd had gathered by this point as Raich was staring Ellena down sternly, but he eventually gave his hand up.
Ellena flipped over [as][6h] for just a pair of sixes to go with the threes, and Raich nodded, suggesting he'd thrown away the winner. Raich has 50,000, while Ellena is up to 115,000 now. --JS
2:28pm: More or less 50/50 coming back from break
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
After a quick break, this Day 2 field is back and heading into Level 13, more or less 50% of this remaining LAPT9 Chile Main Event field will record a cash today. As it stands, 144 players remain and with 79 officially making the money, that leaves us with a pretty even split of the future haves and have nots.
The PokerStars blog will bring you all the action as this field moves towards that money bubble and if the pace at the start of Day 2 continues, as over 50 players hit the rail through the first two levels, we'll likely get into the money before dinner. --WOC
2:24pm: AND we're back
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
Players have returned from their break, and we're straight into Level 13 - 1,000/2,000 with a running 300 ante. --JS
2:15pm: Notable chip counts
Here's the big stacks and notable names on the first break of Day 2. --JS
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Naranjo | Colombia | 204000 |
| Lucas Fernandes Tabarin | Brazil | 184000 |
| Sergio Antonio Palma Herrera | Chile | 171000 |
| Andrius Bielskis | Lithuania | 133000 |
| Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 128000 |
| Bruno Vendramini Politano | Brazil | 120000 |
| Fernando Reines Cornejo | Chile | 94000 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 94000 |
| Amos Ben Haim | Chile | 83000 |
| Bruno Pereira Lima Kawauti | Brazil | 77000 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 66000 |
| Mario Lopez Rita | Argentina | 58000 |
| Bruno De Oliveira Severino | Brazil | 57000 |
| Richard Dubini | Argentina | 49000 |
| Fabian Daniel Ortiz | Argentina | 38200 |
| Osvaldo Rene Lewis | Argentina | 26500 |
| Irina Petrova | Russia | 17400 |
| Daniela Horno | Chile | 0 |
| Juan Duran Ceron | Chile | 0 |
| Damián Andrés Salas | Argentina | 0 |
2:08pm: First break of the day
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Players have gone on a 15 minute break. We'll have updated notable chip counts momentarily. --JS
2pm: Martin moves up the leaderboard
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Wagner Martin has played some sizable pots over the last orbit. The first seeing a portion of his stack head to Rodrigo "Zidane" Caprioli after a pre flop leveling war forced the Argentinian to fold but the second shot him up the leaderboard, as he took a sizable portion of Mac Hilaire's chips after flopping a straight.
The first hand was picked up with a player opening in early position and after some folds, Martin three-bet to 8,400 from the cutoff. Caprioli, who was on the button, then pumped it up to 19,100. The blinds and original opener folded and after a quick trip to the tank, Martin elected to wait for a better spot.
That spot came a few hands later, as he and Hilaire saw a flop of [8c][7h][6s]. Hilaire led for 4,600 and Martin raised to 12,300. The Chilean called to see the [th] fall on the turn, putting four to a straight on board. That scary called slowed both players, as Hilaire both quickly tapped the table to see the [Kc] fall on the river.
Hilaire repeated his turn action and after some thought, Martin went for value, betting 18,000. It was a decent portion of Hilaire's stack, as he had just over 50,000 behind, and after seeing Martin splash around in a few previous pots, he elected to make a bit of a "hero call". Unfortunately, he picked the wrong time to take a stand, as Martin tabled [5d][4d], good for a flopped straight.
Hilaire flashes [As][6d] and bottom pair was sent to the muck, while a majority of his chips were headed to Martin. When the dust settled, the Argentinean was playing just under 140,000, putting himself in a good spot as this field is just a few minutes from the first break of Day 2. --WOC
1:46pm: Dubini gets a big boost
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Richard Dubini has a great opening two levels to this Day 2. In one hand we just saw against Chile's Andrés Achelat, the Argentinian called a big 5,400 open on the button from the big blind, and the two went to a flop. It came [6c][5h][AS] and Dubini checked, allowing Achelat to c-bet for 8,100. Now Dubini made it 17,000 to go, and after a little bit of thought Achelat decided it was worth a call.
The turn landed and it was another ace - the [ac]. It put the breaks on proceedings as both players checked, resulting in the [th] on the turn. Now Dubini decided to move all-in, and Achelat asked for a count. Achelat had around 50,000 in front of him, and after the dealer counted it was saw that Dubini had him covered with 58,100. Achelat went into the tank but eventually decided to fight another day. Dubini is up to around 95,000 now. --JS
1:36pm: Petrova's shove gets through
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Russia's Irina Petrova started Day 2 short with 22,100 and seemed to have slipped even further. After a player opened to 3,200, Petrova insta-jammed for her last 14,700 and it folded all the way around. That meant she picked up the blinds and antes, plus the 3,200 - bringing her stack to 21,500 now. --JS
1:32pm: "Limpio, limpo" until the river
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
One of the bigger pots we've seen throughout this LAPT9 Chile Main Event just played out on Table 11, with Fernando Santin and Tomas Molina getting nearly 190,000 in pre-flop with massive holdings. That hand was picked up with Santin opening the button and after the small blind folded, Molina, in the big blind, three-bet to 10,000.
Santin clicked it back again, four-betting to 25,000 but he was then faced with a five-bet shove, as Molina verbalized himself "all-in" for just under 84,000. We haven't prided ourselves on being able to 100% translate what's being said at the tables over the last few days but it doesn't matter what your native tongue is to understand when someone doesn't like the position they're in.
"Aye yai yai," Santin said as he went to count out his own stack, one that barely had Molina covered. He put his head in his hands and eventually called, only to see that he was in a great spot, as his [Kc][Ks] had Molina's [Qh][Qd] drawing to just two immediate outs. The five-bettor rolled his eyes and slouched in his chair as the [tc][3s][3d] flop did nothing to help his current situation.
The [3h] didn't do much either and Santin, turning to his friend at a table across the room, said, "Limpio, limpo." That means "clean" in Spanish and while the runout was clean for the Argentinian through the flop and turn, the river was all kinds of dirty. The [Qs] spiked to complete the board and in a flash, Santin went from likely holding the chip lead to being left with just a handful of big blinds.
Molina apologized before getting pushed the pot, looking like he was asking Santin for forgiveness after the brutal beat. Nothing to be sorry for though and now, Tomas Molina is playing one of the bigger stacks in the room midway through Level 12. --WOC
1:22pm: Different directions for Day 1 leaders
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Francisco Benitez and Sergio Palma ended their respective Day 1 starting flights with the chip lead and then, obviously, entered today's restart one-two on the LAPT9 Chile leaderboard. While they each peaked during those Day 1 sessions, they're trending in opposite directions heading into Level 12.
Benitez, who came back with just over 180,000 has seen close to half that stack disappear over the first hour of play. He's now working just shy of 95,000 and while he's fallen, he's still working a very comfortable over 50 big blind stack. Palma hasn't fallen though, as he's increased his stack slightly to 185,000.
The Chilean has done so despite having to deal with one of the tougher table draws in the room. He doesn't seem phased by the big names at Table 12 though, as he's still near the top of the leaderboard as we continue to play through the early levels of Day 2. --WOC
1:15pm: A closer look at the field
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Thanks to my colleague Reinaldo Venegas, we can now see how the field breaks down by nationalities. As you'd expect, Chileans make up most of the players, but take a look at the stats. --JS
1:10pm: Blinds are up
Level 12 - Blinds 800/1,600 (200 ante)
We're now playing 800/1,600 with a 200 ante. --JS
1pm: Chop it up
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Fernando Reines opened to 2,500 and Rodrigo Chavez made the call on the button. The blinds got out of the way and two players saw a flop of [3s][jd][5h]. Reines put out a c-bet of 2,600 and Chavez called, taking us to the the [7s] on the turn. Both checked, and the [8d] hit the river. It started to feel like neither player had much, but Reines now bet 5,200 - perhaps trying to steal the pot.
It turned out he was bluffing - but he was bluffing with the joint-best hand. Chavez called after thinking for a while (he had just 24,000 behind) and turned over [ac][2d] for ace high, and that's exactly what Reines had too with the [ah][2h]. Nice call, sir. --JS
12:55pm: Cornelio Lopera leaves Daniela Horno short, then leaves the table
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
When a player jokes that he has 'walking chips', that usually means he's playing one of the bigger stacks in the room. All Cornelio Lopera needed to earn a trip around the room, and to the bathroom, was a double up to 25,000 though, which he got courtesy of Daniela Horno.
Action was picked up with Lopera all-in for 13,400 from the small blind and Horno, looking like she limp-reshoved from middle position, also all-in for just over 20,000. Another limper, in the cutoff, had both short stack shoves covered and he went into the tank. While the third player thought, Lopera, who might be the most energetic player in the room, jumped from his seat and did a half lap around the table to stand behind Horno.
While he was the one at risk, as she had him covered, he began massaging her shoulders, drawing a round of laughter from Horno and the rest of the table. When the thinking player eventually folded, he quickly ran back to his cards and said, "Uno?" saying that each should only show one of their hold cards.
Lopera turned over the [Kc] and Horno showed [7h]. The dealer rightfully wasn't going to let them play their own little game though, forcing Lopera and Horno to show their other card as well. They each had a matching ace, meaning Horno would have to hit to score the knockout with [Ah][7h] to the shorter stack's [Ac][Kc].
The board ran out [Qd][th][ts][2d][Kd] and Lopera high-five himself after the river paired him up and confirmed his double. When the dust settled, Horno, still in good spirits herself, was a left with just a few big blinds while Cornelio Lopera stacked up just over 25,000 and then, in the middle of an almost oration that bordered on rambling, he said "bano".
We know that one! The Chilean then exited the tournament area, heading to the bathroom with a little pep in his step but he should try to hurry back, as he's still only working close to ten big blinds. --WOC
12:45pm: Great call by Tabarin
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Dan Denghal opened to 3,200 from the hijack and it folded to Lucas Tabarin in the small blind. "How much do you play?" he asked (or something along those lines), and Denghal didn't say but showed instead. He moved his stack into middle as if he was moving all-in, but only to Tabarin could get a better look. He made the call and the two went to a flop.
It came the [tc][th][8d] and Tabarin checked only for Denghal to continue for 6,500. Tabarin made a quick call and we saw the [6c] hit the turn, which both checked. Then came the [8c] on the river, bringing two pair to the board. Tabarin checked once more and Denghal threw out three blue chips for 15,000 total. Now Tabarin, who had been leaning forward the whole hand, leant back in the day for a more comfortable thinking position. It worked - he made a great call with [ad][qh] for just an ace and the board, while Denghal announed "good call" and turned over a counterfeited [2h][2s]. Denghal now has 27,000, while Tabarin is up to roughly 170,000. --JS
12:37pm: Andruis Bielskis involved early
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
There are a few ways players can attack a Day 2 restart. Some bide their time and wait for their spots as they figure out the lineup they've been thrown into and others go in trying to assert themselves as table captain. So far, Lithuania's Andruis Bielskis has done the latter, as he's been involved in a few hands early in Level 11.
The first saw Bielskis and Richard Dubini see a flop of [Ah][Qs][ts] in a blind versus blind encounter. Bielskis bet 1,500 from the small blind and the Argentinian called to see the [5c] fall on the turn. Bielskis bet for a second time, firing out 2,600. Again, Dubini called and while the [Js] hit the felt to complete the board, Dubini shot his opponent a quick glare.
Bielskis could likely feel that stare coming from his immediate left and after he tapped the table, Dubini did the same to get to showdown after seemingly every potential draw got there by the river. Bielskis tabled [As][3d] but top pair was no good, as Dubini turned over [Qd][5h] for turned two pair. That was enough to take the pot and get him up near 40,000 after coming into Day 2 relatively short.
In the next hand, Bielskis took a small pot off Day 1A chip leader Sergio Palma and then after he folded his button, he was back in the action from the cutoff. Rodrigo Quezada opened from middle position to 2,600 and after a player called, Bielskis did the same to see the [Kh][7s][4s] flop in position.
Quezada continued for 3,900 and Bielskis quickly called to see the [8s] fall on the turn. That forced the Chilean to slow down, as he checked and Bielskis then took the betting lead with a wager of 6,300. Quezada called and the [3s] put four to a flush on board.
The out of position Quezada checked for a second time and Bielskis decided to put him a test to close to a third of his remaining stack, sliding out 16,700. The Chilean shook his head, visibly frustrated with potentially the turn card and the river. In the end, he folded and Bielskis took in the pot, one that moved him up near the 125,000 chip mark. --WOC
12:26pm: Two knock-outs; Salas and 'the departed' fall to Naranjo
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
A few minutes ago I brought you word of arguably the toughest table in the room. Now here's a bit about the table with the most action!
It was the table that Damian Salas was sitting at - but we'll get to him. First came the felting of an unknown player (I tried asking for his name, but he was in no mood to talk - as you're about to find out).
It started with an open to 2,700 from Colombia's Frank Naranjo, which Damian Salas called from the small blind. The player we're going to name 'the departed' then bumped it up to 7,200 and both Naranjo and Salas made the call.
The flop came the [ad][jh][3h] and Salas checked to the departed, who continued for 7,200 again. Now Naranjo raised to 14,400, doubling the bet. Salas got out of the way but the departed went nowhere. The turn was then the [3c] and the departed went into the tank. The cameras were rolling on the table as he thought for a while, constantly peeking back at his cards. He then decided to move all-in, but Naranjo couldn't have called faster.
The departed let out a sigh and sheepishly turned over [ah][9s] - he knew he was beat and he was, as Naranjo had [ac][qd]. The [7c] hit the river, the departed left without a word, and Naranjo stacked 103,000.
Then - the very next hand...
Naranjo was back in the action, opening to 2,700 and facing a three-bet to 6,700 from Salas. A four-bet then arrived from Naranjo up to 21,000 and Salas went into the tank. He eventually made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of [2d][ts][8h] and with the action on Naranjo, he slid out a bet of 20,000 in 1K chips. Salas thought for a long time once more, counting his chips (he had about 60,000 behind), and eventually made the call.
The turn was the [qd] and it was to be a very quick street. Naranjo announced "all-in", and Salas snap-called. His confidence turned to regret, though, as he saw his [ks][kh] was crushed by Naranjo's [as][ah]. The [2c] river changed nothing and now it was Salas hitting the rail. Naranjo might have the biggest stack in the room now with more than 190,000. --JS
12:13pm: The toughest table
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
While we don't have an official seat draw to bring you, I've just had a walk around the room and our notable names seem to be spread quite well across the floor. However, there is one particular table featuring two-time LAPT champ Mario Lopez (here we go again), Bruno Severino, and Fernando Reines. There's sure to be a lot of action over there. --JS
12:08pm: We're off!
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Well, it didn't quite get started at 12pm as expected, but we're now off and running in Level 11. Stay tuned. --JS
11:40am: Day 2 about to start
Level 11 - Blinds 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Welcome back to Viña del Mar, where the last bits of prep are underway before we kick off Day 2 at 12pm. There will be 192 players in total taking their seats today, as we combine both the Day 1A and Day 1B survivors into one field.
We'll need to lose 113 players before we make the money, as only 79 will be able to lock up a guaranteed min-cash of $2,500. However, they'll all have their eyes set on making it through to Day 3 and eventually claiming the $141,785 first place prize.
Uruguay's Francisco 'Tomate' Benitez is out chip leader coming in with 181,800, followed by Sergio Palma who has 167,500. If you want to find out more about each of the Day 1 flights, click here for Day 1A or click here for Day 1B.
The plan is to play down to 32 players today, so the bubble is guaranteed to burst here on Day 2. Make sure you stick around all day to see how it goes down - there's a link at the top for you to refresh the updates. --JS
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