Engelberth Varela raised to 80,000 on the button and Claudio Piedrabuena defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Piedrabuena checked. Varela bet 150,000, forcing a fold from Piedrabuena.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,940,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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|
760,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
On the first hand after play resumed, Claudio Piedrabuena shoved on the button for 775,000. Both opponents folded and Piedrabuena took down the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,425,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,875,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
850,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,470,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,820,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
780,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
The remaining three players have opted to take an unscheduled break. The clock is paused and we'll be back in action shortly.
PokerStars player Carlos Watanabe has just been eliminated in fourth place, taking home over $65,000 in prize money. He was eliminated by Engelberth Varela and here's what happened.
From the button Varela raised to 100,000. Watanabe reraised all in for 120,000 from the small blind and Varela made the call. Varela called with the 
and Watanabe held the 
, flipping for his tournament life.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and that was the end of the line for Watanabe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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From the cutoff seat, PokerStars qualifier Felipe Pasini raised all in for 410,000. Alex Komaromi reraised all in from the small blind and everyone else folded. Pasini held the 
and Komaromi held the 
.
The board ran out 
and Komaromi's tens held up. Pasini was eliminated on the hand and earned $46,600 for his finish in fifth place. Below are the chip counts for the remaining four players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,355,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
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|
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1,700,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,225,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
|
160,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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From under the gun, Claudio Piedrabuena raised to 100,000. Action folded to Alex Komaromi in the big blind and he three-bet to 255,000. Piedrabuena made the call and the flop came down 
. Komaromi fired 310,000 and won the pot.
Nelson Trad Neto opened to 100,000 in the hijack and was met with an Alex Komaromi re-raise to 235,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Neto four-bet jammed for 900,000. Komaromi spent the next two minutes in the tank before opting to call.
Neto:
Komaromi:
The players' respective fans loudly called for the cards they wanted to see as Neto nervously paced around the table, yelling for an ace to hit. The flop came down 
, giving Neto outs to broadway in addition to his overcards. However, the 
hit the turn and left Neto drawing to just the four remaining jacks in the deck.
The 
hit the river and paired Neto, but it was too little too late. He is out in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,190,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Action moved to Claudio Piedrabuena in the hijack seat and he opened with a raise to 125,000. Engelberth Varela reraised from the cutoff seat to 275,000 next. Play then folded back around to Piedrabuena. He tanked for the better half of two minutes and then announced that he was all in. The all-in bet was for a total of 700,000. Varela took about ten seconds before making the call and the hands were tabled.
First, Varela showed the 
after he made the call. Piedrabuena waited for a few seconds and then showed the , having Varela outdone so far.
The board ran out 
and Piedrabuena pumped his fists for the double up he received. He's up to nearly 1.5 million while Varela dropped back to 1.7 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,490,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
Action folded to Engelberth Varela in the small blind and he raised to 85,000. In the big blind, Felipe Pasini reraised all in for 340,000. Varela gave it some thought, but eventually released his hand to the muck and let Pasini take this one down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,460,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
455,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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