2017 PokerStars Festival Chile

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Franco Takes the Lead; Gomez Survives

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Christopher Franco
Christopher Franco

Action folded around to Juan Sebastian Gomez on the button and he moved all in for 320,000. Christopher Franco called from the small blind, and Amos Ben raised to 825,000 from the big blind. Franco quickly moved all in, and Ben tank-folded.

Franco: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Gomez: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Franco was well ahead with ace-king, and Gomez needed to hit his kicker to survive.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}, keeping Franco in the lead with ace-king high. The turn was the {j-Clubs} and Franco rapped the table after he made the nut straight. Gomez began to stand up from his seat and shook Franco's hand, clearly accepting defeat. The rail yelled, "King!" and sure enough, the {k-Hearts} hit the felt on the river, giving Gomez a chop.

Franco took down a side pot from Ben's re-raise, and chopped the main pot with Gomez.

Franco has now crossed three million in chips, and Ben has relinquished the chip lead for the first time in about a day and a half of play.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
3,100,000
1,065,000
1,065,000
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Amos Ben
1,825,000
-745,000
-745,000

Tags: Amos BenChristopher FrancoJuan Sebastian Gomez