Action folded to Aliro Diaz in the cutoff and he opened for 95,000. After the button got out of the way, Halysson Sala moved all in from the small blind for 505,000 total holding . The big blind got out of the way, and Diaz called with .
It was a classic race, but Sala needed to improved to stay alive. The flop was not what he was looking for, and neither was the turn, though it gave him some extra out. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, salvation would not be delivered on the river as the bricked, and he was eliminated in 7th place for $17,470.
In the very next hand after Javier Venegas doubled, Felipe Velasquez opened for 90,000 and was met with an all-in shove for around 725,000 by Nicholas Batt. Velasquez made the call with and was off to the races against Batt's .
Once again the railbirds were on their feet as the dealer burned and put down the flop . . . . The Velasquez contingent erupted in cheers while Batt was left shaking his head. The turn was on no consequence, and neither was the river. Velasquez chipped up to 2.8 million on the hand, while Batt became the eighth-place finisher worth $13,040.
Action folded to Nicholas Batt on the button and he opened for 100,000. Javier Venegas was next to act in the small blind and put in a reraise to 250,000, leaving himself around 490,000 behind. The big blind got out of the way, and after asking for a count, Batt moved all in. Venegas snap-called off his stack and was dominating.
Showdown
Batt
Venegas
Venegas's rail swarmed the stage and celebrated when the flop came down , giving their man a full house and leaving Batt drawing dead. The turn and river were put out for good measure, as Venegas doubled to approximately 1.6 million.
Javier Venegas opened to 90,000 from early position and was met with a three-bet shove from Joao Lopes for about roughly 700,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Venegas who folded after a few moments in the tank.
Aliro Diaz opened for 90,000 from middle position only to have Sergio Escobar three-bet to 220,000 from the small blind. Diaz thought for a few moments before making the call, bringing about a flop of . Escobar was first to act and fired out 220,000, which inspired Diaz to release his hand.
Felipe Velasquez opened for 90,000 from early position and Nicholas Batt, who was in the hijack, was the only player to call. Velasquez proceeded to check-call a bet of 100,000 on the flop, before both players checked down the turn and river. Batt revealed for a straight, but it was no good against full house of Velasquez.
Sergio Escobar was in early position and opened for 100,000. When action reached Aliro Diaz on the button, he opted for a three-bet to 240,000. The blinds both got out of the way, and Escobar snap-folded face up.