Manzano Doubles Again
Alex Manzano and Joao "joao bauer" Neto got it in on another flip, and once again Manzano came out clean on the other side. The two took a raised flop of . Neto had first action and led out. Manzano tried a raise to 595,000 only to see Neto shove all in. Even after the last double up Neto still had Manzano covered. Mazano tanked for close to two minutes before calling all in for 3.1 million. Showdown time!
Neto: , an inside straight draw, a flush draw and an overcard
Manzano: , top pair of 8s
It was a gutsy call by Manzano, but even despite having the best hand he was far from assured of dragging the pot. Neto was standing for the turn and river , neither of which improved his hand.
Manzano is once again in the lead with about 6.5 million chips. The remaining chips are evenly divided between Neto and Marcelo Fonseca.