2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$97,360
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Two-Time LAPT High Roller Champion Amos Ben Leads at the End of Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Amos Ben
Amos Ben

Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Chile $500,000 guaranteed Main Event has come to an end with 32 players bagging their chips and moving on to Day 3.

Three Chileans lead the field and look to close out strong .Leading the way is two-time LAPT High Roller champion, Amos Ben, who has amassed quite an impressive resume. He has over $800,000 in live career earnings, with his biggest score of $101,000 from the 2015 Gran Final Millonaria Enjoy Conrad in Uruguay. Ben goes into Day 3 with 796,000 chips after a late surge on Day 2.

Miguel Zarzar sits in second place, and who was among the top three in chips for most of the day. Zarzar is a popular local and looks to go deep with his 632,000 in chips. Rounding out the top three is Hector Valenzuela. He bagged 471,000 and is looking for his first live Main Event cash.

Other notables moving on to Day 3 include Andres Vega (388,000), Tomas Carvallo (381,000), Sergio Dario Tello (341,000), Richard Dubini (287,000), Nicolas Malandre (269,000), Joaquin Barcena (155,000), Martin Pineiro (130,000) and Andre Roberto Finkelberg (125,000).

The day ended mid-way through level 17 and players will begin Day 3 from that point. Around the start of level 16, the money bubble burst and it was Team PokerStars Pro and High Roller Champion, Leo Fernandez, who was the final elimination before the money hit. Chile's Quirima Gonzalez was the last woman in the field and the only one to make it to Day 2, walking away with ($2,840) for her efforts.

As expected, Chile has turned out to be a popular destination for South Americans, but plenty of players from other countries around the world have joined in on the action. Of the 224 unique entries in the Main Event, Chile made up 133 of these, with Argentina having the second-best showing with 63. Brazil had six entries, and Mexico attracted five. There were 17 players from other countries, including one a piece from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

Day 3 begins at noon local time and will play down to eight players. Blinds will continue from 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante where the remaining 32 players will battle it out for the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event title, and the $97,360 that goes along with it.

Keep following along as PokerNews continues to provide live updates and Main Event coverage.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amos Ben cl
Amos Ben
796,000
196,000
196,000
Profile photo of Miguel Zarzar cl
Miguel Zarzar
632,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Hector Valenzuela cl
Hector Valenzuela
471,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Juan Sebastian Gomez co
Juan Sebastian Gomez
419,000
419,000
419,000
Profile photo of Diego Lizana cl
Diego Lizana
405,000
405,000
405,000
Profile photo of Andres Vega cl
Andres Vega
388,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Tomas Carvallo cl
Tomas Carvallo
381,000
256,000
256,000
Profile photo of Hernan Panutti ar
Hernan Panutti
352,000
352,000
352,000
Profile photo of Sergio Dario Tello ar
Sergio Dario Tello
341,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Richard Dubini ar
Richard Dubini
287,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Daniel Foti ar
Daniel Foti
283,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Zambra cl
Rodrigo Zambra
282,000
282,000
282,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Malandre cl
Nicolas Malandre
269,000
269,000
269,000
Profile photo of Walter Hahn ar
Walter Hahn
251,000
111,000
111,000
Profile photo of Aurel Bogdan ro
Aurel Bogdan
251,000
191,500
191,500
Profile photo of Rodrigo Delgado cl
Rodrigo Delgado
249,000
-61,000
-61,000
Profile photo of Jose Luis Capdevila cl
Jose Luis Capdevila
223,000
223,000
223,000
Profile photo of Cristian Velasquez cl
Cristian Velasquez
198,000
198,000
198,000
Profile photo of Juan Parra cl
Juan Parra
188,000
-26,000
-26,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Sicuro ar
Alejandro Sicuro
160,000
Profile photo of Camilo Florez co
Camilo Florez
156,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Joaquin Barcena ar
Joaquin Barcena
155,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Martin Pineiro ar
Martin Pineiro
130,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Christopher Franco cl
Christopher Franco
127,000
103,200
103,200
Profile photo of Roberto Andre Finkelberg ar
Roberto Andre Finkelberg
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Daniel Vejar cl
Daniel Vejar
125,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Jorge Ottaviano ar
Jorge Ottaviano
121,000
121,000
121,000
Profile photo of Muhammad Sadiq cl
Muhammad Sadiq
110,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Wladimir Tarifeno cl
Wladimir Tarifeno
108,000
-51,200
-51,200
Profile photo of Oscar Toloso ar
Oscar Toloso
105,000
15,700
15,700
Profile photo of Francisco Salazar cl
Francisco Salazar
87,000
87,000
87,000
Profile photo of Pedro Sepulveda cl
Pedro Sepulveda
87,000
87,000
87,000

Tags: Amos BenAndres VegaHector ValenzuelaLeo FernandezMartin PineiroMiguel Zarzarnicolas MalandreQuirima GonzalezRichard DubiniRoberto Andres FinkelbergSergio Dario TelloTomas Carvallo