A Palacios in the Sun

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In early position, Casey Kastle made it 12,500 to go, and Ruben Visser flatted in the hijack seat. From the big blind, Bolivar Palacios squeezed his last ~100,000 into the middle. Kastle re-shoved to isolate, and Visser ducked out of the way to let Palacios go heads up for his tournament life.

Showdown
Kastle: {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}
Palacios: {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

Palacios was in good shape, but his big lead was short-lived. The {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {5-Diamonds} flop put him in a hole he could not crawl out of, and the turn {3-Hearts} and river {Q-Clubs} has sent him off to the beach with a little profit in his pockets.