2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

$3,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$54,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$186,240
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Franco Sets the Trap But Gets No Bites

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Francisco Garcia opened on the button with a raise to 65,000. Christopher Franco called.

On the {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Franco checked, then called a bet of 55,000 from Garcia.

Both players checked on the {5-Clubs} turn and on the {10-Hearts} river. Franco announced that he was holding two pair and showed his {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and it was good to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
2,160,000
80,000
80,000
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Francisco Garcia
1,040,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoFrancisco Garcia

Garcia Bets and Wins

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Christopher Franco raised to 65,000 from the button and Francisco Garcia three-bet to 190,000 from the big blind. After brief consideration, Franco called.

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {A-Spades} and Garcia bet 245,000. Franco folded and Garcia took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
2,080,000
80,000
80,000
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Francisco Garcia
1,120,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoFrancisco Garcia

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Garcia Strikes Back

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Francisco Garcia opened with a raise to 53,000 on the button. Christopher Franco called from the big blind.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Franco checked to Garcia who bet 40,000. Franco called.

On the {8-Spades} turn both players checked. Franco then put out a bet of 125,000 on the {Q-Hearts} river which Garcia called. Franco announced his hand, but Franco turned up {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for a rivered pair of queens to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
2,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Francisco Garcia
1,200,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoFrancisco Garcia

Franco Gets Aggressive

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Francisco Garcia raised to 54,000 from the button and Christopher Franco three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind. Garcia went into the tank for just under a minute before he called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Franco quickly announced a bet of 250,000. He had just started moving the chips forward when Garcia tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
2,200,000
380,000
380,000
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Francisco Garcia
1,000,000
-380,000
-380,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoFrancisco Garcia

Jean Sierra Eliminated in 3rd Place ($25,420)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jean Sierra
Jean Sierra

Christopher Franco raised to 52,000 from the button. Jean Sierra reshoved from the small blind for roughly 300,000. Christopher Franco called without asking for a count.

Sierra: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}
Franco: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board came down {K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs} which provided no sweat at all for Franco. Sierra hit the rail in 3rd place and will collect $25,420 for his run in the High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
1,650,000
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Jean Sierra
Busted

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Ernesto Panno Eliminated in 4th Place ($19,180)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ernesto Panno
Ernesto Panno

Ernesto Panno got all of his short stack in the middle before the flop against Christopher Franco who had him covered by a wide margin.

Panno: {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Franco: {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Panno had the preflop advantage and Franco needed help from the deck in order to send him home. The board ran out {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} giving Franco a pair of kings to win the pot and eliminate Panno in fourth place. This is the second time the Argentinian player has made a final table at PokerStars Festival Uruguay and the second time he has been the fourth-place finisher. In the Main Event earlier this week, he banked $29,880 payday for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
1,300,000
210,000
210,000
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Ernesto Panno
Busted

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Sierra Finds a Double

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

After a raise from Christopher Franco, Jean Sierra moved all in for 152,000. Franco asked for a count then called.

Franco: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}
Sierra: {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} giving Sierra two pair and allowing him to double up back over 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Franco
1,090,000
-160,000
-160,000
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Jean Sierra
335,000
126,000
126,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoJean Sierra

Couple for Franco

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Catching the action on a flop of {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs} Francisco Garia checked over to Christopher Franco on the button.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and Garcia led out for 40,000. Franco called.

Garcia bet again on the {9-Hearts} river, this time firing 105,000. Franco quickly called. Garcia showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for trip tens but Franco had rivered him with {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}, making a straight and he took down the pot.

On the next hand, Ernesto Panno opened to 52,000 from under the gun. Garcia called as well before Franco popped it up to 225,000. Both Panno and Garcia folded and Franco took his second pot in a row.

Player Chips Progress
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Francisco Garcia
1,340,000
-140,000
-140,000
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Christopher Franco
1,250,000
323,000
323,000
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Ernesto Panno
405,000
-131,000
-131,000

Tags: Christopher FrancoFrancisco GarciaErnesto Panno