Action folded to Alejandro Lopez on the button and he moved all-in for his last 159,000. After a few moments of consideration, Francisco Garcia called from the big blind to put Lopez at risk.
Garcia:
Lopez:
Garcia had the preflop advantage and Lopez needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. The flop was no help to Lopez and the turn paired Garcia's king to leave Lopez drawing dead. After the meaningless fell on the river, Garcia took the pot to end Lopez's deep run in this event.
Martin Crosa thought for a bit before raising to 65,000 from early position. Action folded around to the button where Christopher Franco moved all in with a covering stack. Action folded back to Crosa who called the shove quicky.
Crosa:
Franco:
The flop and turn were safe for Crosa, coming but the river was just what Franco needed when it fell the . It was the ace from space that sent Crosa to the rail. He will collect $11,540 for his sixth place finish.
Jean Sierra moved all in from the hijack seat for 151,000 chips. Action folded around where Ernesto Panno took a few seconds to decide to call from the small blind. Garcia folded his big blind and it was off to showdown.
Sierra:
Panno:
Sierra was far behind but he couldn't ask for a better flop when it landed giving him not only a flopped straight, but a redraw to a straight flush with Panno holding no diamonds. The turn was the and the river was the sealing the deal and earning Sierra the much needed double up through Panno.
Martin Crosa shoved from under the gun for 93,000 and Alejandro Lopez called from the big blind to put him at risk.
Crosa:
Lopez:
Lopez had the preflop advantage and Crosa needed help in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out to give Crosa trip jacks and he took the pot to double up.
Andres Viola had lost several pots without showdown and had been blinded down to right around two big blinds. He shoved his last 35,000 all in from under the gun. Action folded around and Francisco Garcia, who had been the beneficiary of most of Viola's chips, called from the big blind.
Garcia:
Viola:
The board ran out and that kept Garcia in the lead the whole way, securing him the elimination with his king kicker to the board. Viola will collect $9,120 for his seventh place finish.