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Sitting with the button, Kemal Ferri limped into the pot. Raul Pino completed the small blind and Pablo Gonzales checked the big blind. All three checked the flop and the turn. At the river 
, Pino folded his first action and Gonzales folded right behind him, allowing Ferri to take down the pot without an aggressive action or a showdown!
No sooner had Samar Hodali departed the stage then two of the remaining four players were mixing it up again. Short-stacked Michel Barham's ace-queen was all in pre-flop against Kemal Ferri's pair of sixes. Ace-queen never improved, paving the way for Ferri to drag the pot and send Barham to the rail in fourth place.
The last three players are now on a break. When they return they'll be playing the following stacks:
Raul Pino - 3,485,000
Kemal Ferri - 2,415,000
Pablo Gonzalez - 1,100,000
Raul Pino had been pushing Samar Hodali around a little bit. It looked like he might be doing it again when Hodali raised the button to 190,000 and Pino snap-re-raised all in. It was a decision for all of Hodali's chips. She tanked for about two minutes before calling.
Showdown
Hodali: 
Pino: 
"Chiquititas!" implored the dealer. She got her wish all the way until the river, 
. The river paired Pino's king and gave him the best hand and the pot. Hodali slammed the table in frustration, then kissed Pino on the cheek before departing in 5th place.
Given the relative dearth of action (with an average stack of 17 big blinds, none of the last five players has much of a stack) we were surprised to see a big pot play out between Raul Pino and Kemal Ferri. On a raised flop of 
, Pino had first action and bet 180,000. Ferri quickly called that bet, then called another 180,000 on the 
turn. When the river fell 
, Pino lowered his bet slightly to 150,000. Ferri quickly called with 
but couldn't beat Pino's 
.
Pino is up to 2.4 million, while Ferri sinks to 1.4 million.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
The only person showing any desire to play pots is Pablo Gonzales. He has three-bet pre-flop a few times (taking pots down without resistance) and is definitely playing more than his fair share of pots. At the other end of the spectrum, Samar Hodali has mucked more than her fair share of pots and can be seen shaking her head and muttering to herself.
Pablo Gonzales has upped the aggression, taking down several pots in a row pre-flop with a single raise. Those blinds and antes are big now, so every pot counts. Up-to-date chip counts are as follows:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
950,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Short-stacked Leonardo Zepeda opened all in for about 450,000 when action passed to his small blind. Samar Hodali woke up with black queens in the big blind and snap-called. Zepeda appeared a little sheepish as he opened 
. He didn't connect with the board at all, 
. He finishes in 6th place, banking $30,960.
"Vamo Michel! Vamo Michel!" were the excited declarations of Michel Barham after doubling up through Leonardo Zepeda. Barham opened for 180,000 pre-flop, then called all in for 580,000 total after Zepeda shoved from late position. Zepeda showed down 
; a pumped Barham showed 
. Ace-queen was best on a board of 
, doubling Barham up to 1.2 million and knocking Zepeda down to about 950,000.
Cards are back in the air. The average stack now has fewer than 20 big blinds.
