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4:15pm Quiet pressure
Level 24 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000)
It's been somewhat quiet since we got down to 16 but Ricardo Matamala has been using the lull to apply pressure and pick up chips. In one hand, Rodrigo Strong opened to 50,000 and Javier Venegas three-bet to 125,000. From the big blind Matamala - who came into Day 3 as chip leader - shoved for 1 million and Venegas, who 640,000 behind, went deep into the tank for around five minutes. He eventually gave it up, and the mohawked Chilean raked in a nice pot. --JS
4:00pm Two tables, 'feature table' the 'Strongest'
Level 24 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000)
After a flurry of bust outs, we're down to our final two tables. That means that 16 players remain and unfortunately, only half of them are going to lock up a spot at tomorrow's LAPT9 Chile Main Event final table.
That final table will played out on the feature table and right now, that lineup is absolutely stacked. Rodrigo Strong headlines Table 1 and the remaining field, as he's playing 1,740,000. That's good for the overall chip lead and the only other two members of the Millionaire's Club are in close quarters.
Ricardo Matamala and Richard Dubini are both playing over seven-figures so we could see some serious action from this group before the night is over. That will be when we're down to eight and the PokerStars blog will bring you all that action, with a complete redraw listed below.
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex Vega | 695,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Ricardo Matamala | 1,020,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Andy Finkelberg | 330,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Rodrigo Strong | 1,740,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Manuel Urrejola | 320,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Aqviles Espinoza | 660,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Richard Dubini | 1,320,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Javier Venegas | 840,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Carlos Pohmasevic | 205,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Alfredo Torres | 270,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Alejandro Rodriguez | 470,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Bruno Politano | 490,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Fransisco Benitez | 275,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Roberly Fericio | 635,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Fernando Martinez | 525,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Fabian Chauriye | 970,000 |
3:52pm Three bust-outs in quick succession
Level 24 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000)
We've lost three players in rapid fashion here in Chile and we're now down to 16. So, here's the important info:
Rodrigo Rishmague moved all-in for his last 80,000 and got a call from his namesake Rodrigo Strong, who seems to be playing every hand. As chip leader, it's kind of his right.
Strong [qd][8d]
Rishmague [ah][js]
Rashmague was at risk but ahead - until the [jh][qc][4h] flop was dealt. The [9h] and [3s] on the turn and river changed nothing. Rishmague is out in 19th for $5,980.
THEN
Felipe Ruiz moved all-in on the button and got a snap-call from Richard Dubini in the small blind. Strong gave up his big and the cards were on their backs.
Ruiz [as][6d]
Dubini [8c][8d]
Ruiz needed an ace and he got one; the only trouble was Dubini got an eight too. It came [ad][4d][8h][th][9h] and Ruiz left us in 18th, also for $5,980.
AND THEN, IN THE VERY NEXT HAND
Dubini continued playing executioner straight away when Carlos Schmidt shoved for around 115,000 with [ks][6d] and the tattooed Argentinian was his only caller with [as][6s].
If we've said it before we've said it again - it's good to be Dubini. The board ran out [qs][6c][3s][ts][4h], so although Schmidt took an early lead Dubini held the nuts by the turn.
Schmidt left us in 17th for $6,700 and we're all caught up. --JS
3:39pm A new level
Level 24 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000)
We've moved into Level 24 and the price of poker is getting expensive. --JS
3:35pm Strong scores another knockout, Chauriye takes down a big one
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
You need to win flips to win tournaments and Rodrigo Strong has done just that nearly every time he has a short stack all-in and at risk. He just sent another player to the rail, claiming Andres Achelat has his most recent victim.
The Brazilian big stack opened to 40,000 from early position and after some folds, Achelat moved all-in for just over 100,000 from the button. The blinds folded and after he got a quick count, Strong called and tabled [Kh][th]. It was a flip against [9c][9d] and while Strong didn't pair up, he did run out to a flush to score the knockout.
The board fell [Qc][7h][6h][5s][Ah] and after rivering five hearts, Strong found himself moving up and over the 1,500,000 chip mark. Achelat hit the rail in 20th place and that earned him a small jump to $5,980.
One player who isn't making small jumps but big ones through Level 23 is Javier Chauriye. After eliminating Oscar Riera earlier, he's now playing close to 800,000 after winning a massive four-bet pot against Alejandro Rodriguez. The uber-aggressive Argentine opened the button to 43,000 and Chauriye three-bet to 112,000 from the big blind.
Rodriguez went deep into the tank, like he has done time and time again, before he clicked it back to 188,000. The Chilean thought for a few moments and then called to see the [Ah][Kd][6d] flop. Both players checked and Chauriye checked for a second time after the [9c] fell on the turn. Rodriguez then stabbed at the pot with a 139,000 chip bet, that was more or less snap called and after the [Jh] completed the board, both players went back to tapping the table like they did on the flop.
Chauriye turned over [Ad][Qh] and his top pair was good, earning him a nice bump up the leaderboard. Rodriguez still has a very comfortable stack in front of him as well, as he's working close to 650,000. --WOC
3:19pm Pohmasevic doubles, Oscar Riera hits the rail
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
A few minutes after Rodrigo Strong recorded another Day 3 elimination, Javier Venegas tried to do the same on Table 3. Short stack Carlos Pohmasevic moved all-in for 115,000 from under the gun and Venegas called to put him at risk from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and Venegas had to hit to score the knockout, as he held [Ks][Qd] to Pohmasevic's [Ac][10c].
He couldn't, as the board ran out eight-high, with neither player holding a heart on the [8h][7h][2d][2h][10h] board. That meant Pohmasevic's rivered pair was good, bumping him up to a quarter-million, while Venegas is still very well stacked with 690,000.
While Pohmasevic was doubling, Oscar Riera failed to do so on Table 1. He lost a flip for his tournament life, [Ad][Kh] losing to Fabian Chauriye's [6c][6s]. He'd bow out in 21st place, good for a $5,240 score. -- WOC
3:15pm Teodoulou ousted by Strong
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
Jorge Teodoulou may have pulled off some plucky bluffs and some great plays, but there's not much you can do when you're in a race and it's up to the Poker Gods.
After Richard Dubini opened to 40,000 in the hijack, chipleader Rodrigo Strong called on the button. Teodoulou then shoved for 375,000 total and it folded around to Strong who had a decision to make.
As Strong has been doing all day, he was thinking out loud, discussing potential ranges (he told us afterwards). He eventually made the call and flipped over [ah][9d], meaning he had two over-cards to Teodoulou's [7c][7s]. He'd hit one instantly on the [ad][4s][4c] flop, and the [ts] turn and [js] river couldn't save Teodoulou. He left in 22nd good for $5,240, while Strong climbs to 1.44 million. --JS
3:05pm Massive pot for Vega as he gets Torres to lay it down
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
Lot of pre-flop action over on the feature table as Alex Vega and Alfredo Torres - two of the older players remaining in the field - have been battling it out.
In one big hand, Torres opened to 44,000 only for Vega to come back with a raise to 97,000. Now Torres four-bet to 244,000, and Vega insta-shoved for 384,000!
Torres had invested so much and it was only 140,000 more to call, but he laid it down and Vega scooped it. He now has 670,000, while Torres has 260,000 remaining. --JS
2:58pm Tactical play on all three tables
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
Over the last 15 minutes, the pace of play has slowed and that is somewhat expected. The current chip average is relatively deep, just over 25 big blinds, and the uber-short stacks that drove the action through the first two levels have all either doubled or hit the rail.
That leaves this remaining LAPT9 Chile Main Event field in an interesting spot and they're playing some interesting pots across all three tables. Most of that play has been very tactical, with well-timed and perfectly sized three-bets putting an end to most of the early action.
A handful of pots have gotten past that stage but we could probably count the meaningful hands that make it to the river on one hand. Regardless of that pace, whether it be fast or slow, the PokerStars blog will be here throughout the next few levels, as this field still needs to lose 14 players before our eight-handed final table is set. --WOC
2:45pm Dubini doubles through Teodoulou
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
While the rest of the action was been relatively slow through the first half of Level 23, Table 2 is giving us enough to talk about. Richard Dubini opened the level with a double and the battles between he, Rodrigo Strong and Jorge Teodoulou have created some decent action over the last half hour.
That Dubini double was picked up pre flop, with the a player opening to 43,000 from late position. Dubini, who was on the button, then three-bet to 101,000 and after a fold, Teodoulou four-bet shoved from the big blind. The opener folded and the Argentine couldn't get the chips in quick enough, as he snap called and tabled [Qh][Qd].
Teodoulou had his opponent covered by a quarter-million but he was drawing thin, holding [9c][9d]. The [Kh][Kc][7c] changed nothing and the [Qc] gave Dubini a full house while confirming his double. As he cut down his 282,000 chip stack, the river cruelly brought the [9c], giving Teodoulou an inferior full house. When the dust settled, Dubini was up and over 600,000 while Jorge Teodoulou was playing 245,000. -- WOC
2:32pm Back in action
Level 23 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000)
Players are back for Level 23 - check out the chips counts.
2:19pm Break time - Strong leads
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Players will be back in ten minutes or so as move into Level 23.
2:17pm Kings make it "easy" for Strong
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
While Ricardo Matamala lead when the final 24 players redrew for their new seats, there is a new chip leader heading into the first break of Day 3. Rodrigo Strong just won a massive pot with pocket kings, to move him well past the 1,000,000 chip mark.
Action was picked up with Strong opening to 32,000 and next to act, Jorge Teodoulou cut out a three-bet to 73,000. The table folded around to Diego Vizcay, who was on the button, and he inspected the action in front of him for close to two minutes before he announced himself "all-in". The blinds quickly passed and Strong re-checked his cards and shot Teodoulou a quick look before he made the same declaration.
Teodoulou didn't like the spot and with a snarl, threw his hand into the muck. He's likely glad he did though, as Strong tabled [Kc][Kd]. The second best starting hand in poker had Vizcay drawing to just three immediate outs, as the shorter stack held [Ad][Qs]. Those outs disappeared after the [Ks][9h][7c] flop though, as he was left looking for running cards to save his tournament life.
They didn't come, as the [5d] and [3c] confirmed his 23rd place elimination. He'll make $5,240 for his efforts and Rodrigo Strong will likely have his sights set near the top of the payout structure, as he's the first player to break seven-figures. After the dust settled and the massive stack was neatly put together, a player said, "Nice hand." to which Strong replied, "Kings make it pretty easy."
It has been relatively "easy" for the Brazilian so far on Day 3 and he'll now return to Level 23 with just shy of 1,400,000. A complete and updated look at the chip counts can be found via the links on the right hand side of the LAPT9 Chile blog. --WOC
2:16pm Zapata says sayonara
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Meet your 24th place finisher - Carlos Zapata.
He met his demise when he opened from middle position - a huge open of 65,000. Alejandro Rodriguez then put out a big raise himself and it folded round to Zapata who shoved and got a quick call.
Carlos Zapata [ad][kc]
Alejandro Rodriguez [qc][qs]
The ladies would hold as the board ran [6h][5c][js][td][5h], sending Zapata to the cage to collect his $4,500. Meanwhile, Rodriguez moves up to 600,000. --JS
2:11pm A Chauriye straight
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
We haven't heard much from Fabian Chauriye today, but we did just see him pick up a nice pot from Alejandro Rodriguez.
It started with a pre-flop open to 33,000 from Rodriguez on the button, and Chauriye called from the big blind. The two saw the dealer spread the [9d][th][ad] flop and Chauriye checked to the raiser who continued for the same amount - 34,000. Chauriye threw in calling chips.
The [8s] hit the turn and - once again - it went check check (turns are becoming dull, right?) but then the [7c] hit the river. Now Chauriye led out for 77,000 and Rodriguez snap-called. However, he mucked when he saw Chauriye's [js][9c] for a straight. Rodriguez is now playing 430,000, while Chauriye moves up to around the 600,000 mark. --JS
2:06pm Strong pained
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
On a flop of [8h][9c][3d], Rodrigo Strong checked over to Jorge Teodoulou - a player who's been quite active here on Day 3. Teodoulou bet 45,000 which got Strong to stick around.
The two saw the [3s] hit the turn, and it so often does on a turn it went check check. Now the [th] landed on the river and Strong checked once more. Teodoulou looked over at his opponent, then back to his chips, and counted out a big bet of 129,000 which he slid across the felt.
Strong squirmed in his seat, and started thinking out loud to himself. He did not look comfortable at all.
In the end he gave it up, but we caught Teodoulou bluffing on the river earlier (see our 1:10pm post) and we hope for Strong's sake he wasn't doing it again. --JS
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1:58pm Pohmasevic doubles
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Carlos Pohmasevic was very short - down to just 105,000 - and he moved it all-in after Manuel Urrejola opened to 35,000. Urrejola was the only caller ith [qc][jc], meaning Pohmasevic was ahead with his [6h][6s]. The [9c][kd][9s] flop gave Urrejola a gutshot as well as two overs, but the board bricked for him with the [9h] and [3d]. Urrejola dips to 250,000, while Pohmasevic doubles to 260,000. --JS
1:48pm Three tables remain, Matamala still leads
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
With the elimination of Julian Pineda in 25th place, we are now down to our final three tables. The players have redrawn for their new seats and will now resume play in Level 22 with just over 30 minutes on the clock. It should be noted that this field will redraw again when 16 players remain and then, for a third time, when we are down to our final nine.
So far, Ricardo Matamala has continued his run, as he remains the chip leader midway through Level 22. A complete list of the new seating assignments is provided below. -- WOC
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Oscar Daniel Riera | 260,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alfredo Torres | 475,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Carlos Zapata | 240,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Vega | 550,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Alejandro Rodriguez | 410,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Bruno Politano | 660,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Fabian Chauriye | 520,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Roberly Fericio | 400,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Richard Dubini | 350,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Rodrigo Strong | 665,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Jorge Teodoulou | 730,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Ricardo Matamala | 875,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Rodrigo Rishmague | 315,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Carlos Leandro Schmidt | 105,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Diego Vizcay | 415,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Carlos Pohmasevic | 160,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Fernando Martinez | 720,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Andy Finkelberg | 530,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Javier Venegas | 455,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Andres Achelat | 230,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Manuel Urrejola | 355,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Fransisco Benitez | 410,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Aqviles Espinoza | 715,000 |
1:38pm Pineda ships a double, then hits the rail to bring redraw
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
The action has been centered around Table 1 over the last few hands, as Aqviles Espinoza found a huge double and then Julian Pineda, who shipped that double, hit the rail in the very next hand. Action was picked up with the table folding to Espinoza in the small blind and the Chilean then raised to 35,000.
After some thought, Pineda announced himself "all-in" from the big blind and that was a sizable bet, as Espinoza' effective stack weighed in just shy of 375,000. After close to three minutes of thought, Espinoza finally called and he was glad he did, as he had Pineda dominated.
The slightly shorter stack held [9c][9d] and Pineda needed to find a deuce to score the knockout, as he held [2c][2s]. The [th][tc][4h] flop kept Espinoza in the lead and after the [ts] fell on the turn, the double was confirmed. He didn't realize that though, so when the [2h] fell, meaninglessly, on the river, he thought he had lost.
He threw his hands in the air, disgusted by the final card, until Pineda, tapped his shoulder and pointed at the board to explain why his full house didn't play. From a look of despair to a look of complete euphoria, Espinoza jumped from his chair and looked to point a hand towards the sky, thanking whatever poker gods kept his pocket nines alive.
When the dust settled, Pineda was left with just under 90,000 and in the very next hand, he was involved in a three-way all-in, with Oscar Riera moving all-in from early position. He had 86,000 in front of him and his shove was overtop of a Javier Venegas open. Pineda shoved for less form the small blind and Venegas called to try to score the double knockout.
He couldn't, as his [6h][6s] fell despite flopping a set, as Riera's [Qh][Qc] hit one as well. Pineda's [8h][8d] couldn't find three of a kind on the [Qd][6d][5c][4h][Jh] runout and he was officially eliminated in 25th place. Riera will now take over 250,000 into the three table redraw, with those assignments coming shortly. -- WOC
1:30pm Two lucky doubles for Urrejola
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Manuel Urrejola must be in the good books of the Poker Gods as they've rewarded him twice today so far.
Despite being crippled earlier, Urrejola doubled when he got his [9c][8h] in against Carlos Zapata's [ah][ac] and cracked them when the board ran out [qc][ts][7h][6d][6s], having made a straight on the turn.
Then he doubled again through Diego Vizcay, this time with [tc][jh] vs [ad][qs]. It came [8h][ts][ks][kd][8d] and he survived once more. Urrejola now has 270,000 while Vizcay dips to 545,000. --JS
1:20pm The Strong Politano rivalry continues
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Sat right next to each other, Rodrigo Strong and Bruno Politano have been developing something of a rivalry here this morning. We've caught several hands they've played just against each other, and they're always juicy.
Strong has been putting Politano to the test for his tournament life, despite them both having similar stacks. Stay tuned to find out his this one plays out. --JS
1:10pm Nice call from Vega
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
Two of the biggest stacks this morning belonged to Alex Vega and Jorge Teodoulou, and the two are battling a bit today.
In one hand, we picked up the action on a [qc][7c][9s] flop. Vega checked and Teodoulou led for 43,000 which was called. The turn came the [jc], and both players checked, bringing another jack on the river - the [jh]. Vega checked once more and Teodoulou thought for a while before sliding out an even 100,000. Vega snapped it off, flipping over [8s][8h] despite there being two overcards on the board and flush potential. He was right though as Teodoulou was bluffing with [ad][3s]. Nice call.
Teodoulou drops to 575,000, while Vega now has 550,000. --JS
1:04pm Blinds up
Level 22 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (2,000)
We've moved into Level 22 and we're playing 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante. --JS
1pm Fabian Ortiz will have to wait for third title
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
Midway through Day 2, it looked like Fabian Ortiz was setting himself up for another LAPT final table run but after a rough finish last night, he returned today below the chip average. Players coming in with that kind of stack usually need to win their first all-in encounter to contend and early in Level 22, Ortiz had that opportunity.
After Fernando Martinez opened to 26,000 from the cutoff, Rodrigo Strong called on the button. The small blind passed and Ortiz, who was playing close to 195,000, then three-bet shoved from the big blind. Martinez didn't even need a count, just eyeballing the Argentine's stack before he verbalized "call". Strong quickly got out of the way and Ortiz was flipping for his tournament life with [7c][7h].
He stood and walked away from the table when he saw his opponent's [Ah][Kh]. The last time he did that, when he was all-in with pocket aces on Day 2, he returned to a chip leading stack but after the [Kc][ts][8h] flop, it didn't look like he'd have the same result this time around. The [Ks] put him in an even bigger whole on the turn and after the [5s] fell on the river, Ortiz's elimination was confirmed.
The two-time LAPT champion will make $4,500 for his run and suddenly, Fernando Martinez is playing over 725,000 and looking like one of the top stacks heading towards the final three tables. --WOC
12:50pm Morbiducci falls, Roberly rises, Urrejola crippled
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
After losing a flip to Fernando Martinez, Felipe Morbiducci was left with just under 40,000 and in one of the very next hands, that short stack got in the middle. Action was picked up with Rodrigo Strong opening to 27,000 from the button and Bruno Politano, in the small blind, pumped it to 74,000.
Morbiducci moved all-in for less from the big blind and after some thought, Strong called to see the [Qd][Jd][3h] flop. Politano then bet what looked to be 65,000 and Strong quickly folded [td][th] face up. Politano's aggression had pushed his Brazilian counterpart out of the hand and Strong hated to see what he was forced out with, as Politano turned over [Ad][ts].
He'd need to hold against Morbiducci's [Ah][8d] and he did, as the turn and river bricked out to send the Chilean to the rail in 28th place. Politano stacked up just shy of 655,000 and few hands later, another Brazilian was moving on up. Roberly Fericio doubled through Richard Dubini, with the chips getting all-in on the [Jd][tc][2d] flop.
The Brazilian held [Kd][Qd] for an open ended straight draw and Dubini held [Ah][Js] for top pair. The [6c] turn didn't change anything but the [Qh] river did, bringing a roar from Roberly, who was not only given a second life but also found himself with 550,000 after the stacks were cut down. Dubini has now shipped two early doubles through the first level, dropping him down to a below average 330,000.
A few hands later, the action was missed but when the dust settled, Manuel Urrejola was crippled and left with just a handful of big blinds. Rodrigo Rishmague was the one who did the damage, as he rivered the second nut flush to double up near 400,000. Shortly after, Daniel Denghel lost a flip to Andres Achelat, [10h][10s] to the short stack's [Ad][Jh] on a runout of [Qd][5c][2s][Qh][5d]. Denghel hit the rail in 27th place, while Achelat, who came back for Day 3 as one of the short stacks, is now working 300,000.
Prior to those eliminations, Lucas Churi hit the rail in 30th place and Rodrigo Mac Lean bowed out in 31st. Each, along with the players mentioned in this update, save for Denghel, will make $3,900. Daniel Denghel will make $4,500 as he earned a slight jump. --WOC
12:38pm Nazar can't go far
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
After Carlos Zapata opened to 31,000, Hugo Nazar three-bet jammed for his last 133,000. It folded back around to Zapata and he called with [ac][th] - which needed help against Nazar's [jc][js].
It got help quickly on the [ah][ks][7c] flop, and the [3h] turn and [td] river only improve Zapata's holding. Nazar hits the cage, while Zapata moves up to around 500,000. --JS
12:25pm Achelat's phone call is clearly important
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
We're on Day 3 of a major tournament, but yet Andres Achelat clearly has more important things on his mind - such as answering his phone.
He moved all-in pre-flop and found one caller in Fernando Martinez, something Achelat seemed completely unmoved by as he just wanted to answer his phone. He had [jc][js] against Martinez' [ad][ks] but the board was kind to the latter, running out [qd][5s][7d][5d][6d] and giving Martinez a much needed double with a flush.
Achelat is crippled with just 38,000, while Martinez now has 385,000. --JS
12:20pm Strong start for Strong
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
It's an easy play-on-words that we're probably going to use a lot throughout the day, but Rodrigo Strong really has got off to a mighty strong start here on Day 3.
After he opened to 24,000, Bruno Politano called from his immediate right and it folded to Lucas Churi on the button who three-bet to 69,000 total. It folded back to Strong and he then shoved, with more chips than Churi. Politano got out of the way, and Churi went into the tank.
He thought for about a minute before calling and flipping over [kd][kh] - something that Politano couldn't believe. "Whaa! Slow roll!" he said, followed by some more articulate thoughts in Portuguese that unfortunately I couldn't understand.
Strong had a good hand in [ah][ks] and needed to hit. The flop came [2h][6s][js], and then a miracle [as] hit the turn. The [5d] completed the board and we lost Lucas Churi. Strong now sits with 820,000. --JS
12:15pm Three doubles before Ruiz hits the rail
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
This Day 3 field has hit the ground running in Level 21, as three short stacks have doubled through the first ten minutes of play. The first of those doubles was picked up on Table 4, as Andres Achelat moved all-in for just over 70,000 from late position. The button folded and Richard Dubini, in the small blind, re-shoved to get short stack Rodrigo Mac Lean out in the big blind. Dubini's re-shove was more than just an isolation play, as he had his opponent dominate, [Ac][ts] to [Ad][5h].
That domination held through the flop and turn but Achelat rivered a straight on a board of [8d][4d][3s][As][2d]. The reactions from both players were interesting to watch, as the Chilean amateur wildly celebrated in his chair, while the Argentine professional just sat stone-faced behind his wire rim sunglasses. He'd surrender close to 15% of his top-five stack, dropping Dubini down to 550,000, while Achelat got behind 155,000.
A few hands later, Table 2 was home to the pre flop action, as Manual Urrejola was all-in and at risk against Eduardo Ruiz. The Brazilian shoved all-in from the big blind after Urrejola opened in middle position and Urrejola snap called with [Ac][Kd]. Ruiz was treading water with [Ah][Jd] and while he wasn't at risk, he was more or less playing for his tournament life, as he had his opponent covered by less than 10,000.
The board ran out clean for Urrejola's ace-king and after he sent 265,000 across the table, Ruiz was set to be all-in on the very next hand as he couldn't even afford the ante and small blind. While he awaited his fate on Table 2, Table 3 got in the action, as the always active Alejandro Rodriguez opened to 25,000 from middle position. The table folded to Lucas Churi, who moved all-in for 164,000 from the big blind.
Rodriguez thought for a few moments and then called, with Churi instantly tabling [Ah][Qd] and standing from the table. He turned to see that he was in a great spot, with the Argentine holding [Ad][Js]. Even though he had his opponent dominated, he was still at risk and while he didn't see it, the [6d][5s][5c][3d][Kh] runout confirmed his double.
He's now playing the better part of 330,000 while Rodriguez was cut down to 270,000. While Churi was doubling, Eduardo Ruiz was sent to the rail by Rodrigo Rishmague, meaning Ruiz was the first player to be eliminated from this Day 3 session. He'll make $3,460 and the next few players eliminated will make a small jump to $3,900. --WOC
12:02pm We're off and running
Level 21 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (2,000)
Day 3 has officially begun! Don't go anywhere as we'll be bringing all the best action of the day as we play down to a final table of eight. --JS
11:30 Day 3 a half hour away...
When close to 200 players came back for yesterday's Day 2 session, the tournament area was buzzing prior to that restart. Today, with just 32 players coming back for Day 3, the energy is still there, it's just more contained. Four tables will return, with a wide variety of storylines having the ability to play out as this LAPT9 Chile Main Event field plays down to a final table of eight.
That means we could have a slightly shorter day than usual, especially if this group keeps the fast pace that saw over two dozen players hit the rail in the final two levels last night. That furious finish saw Ricardo Matamala shoot to the top of the leaderboard late in Day 2, winning a pivotal hand at the death with a flopped set.
He'll come back as the only player over the 800,000 chip mark but a few big stacks and big names are behind him. Jorge Teodoulou and Alex Vega each finished with over 700,000 and Bruno Politano, the man leading a four-headed Brazilian monster into Day 3, comes back with just shy of 650,000. Those players are top of the leaderboard but the biggest name in this field will come back below the chip average, just like he did for Day 2.
Fabian Ortiz has already won two LAPT titles and his first came at Vina del Mar in 2009. He's hoping that Chilean lightening can strike twice en route to his third LAPT victory but he'll have his work cut out for him from the start, as he'll return with just shy of 265,000. Regardless of which players headline the action once we get to our eight-handed final table, the penultimate day of this LAPT9 Chile Main Event should be an exciting one.
The PokerStars blog will be here to follow all the action starting at 12 PM, with a recap of Day 2 here and a list of the returning player's chip counts, along with payout information, on the right hand side of this page. -- WOC
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at LAPT9 Chile: Will O'Connor and Jack Stanton. Photos by Carlos Monti. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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