2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$66,748
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
261
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Day 3 Begins at Noon Local Time; Arocena Leads

Chip leader Julio Arocena
Chip leader Julio Arocena

Just 24 players remain out of the 261 entries in the first-ever PokerStars Festival Uruguay Main Event at the Conrad Hotel & Casino in Punta del Este. While all remaining players are guaranteed to cash for at least $3,340, each one of them has their eyes fixed on the top prize of $76,155 and the championship trophy.

At the head of the pack is Julio Arocena who bagged a stack of 566,000 chips at the conclusion of Day 2 play, and not far behind him is Argentinian Julio Belluscio with 511,000. The only other player to bag a stack in excess of half a million chips was PokerStars Cup Uruguay winner Gustavo Prato, who will take a stack of 507,000 chips out of the bag when play resumes. Accomplished Argentinian player Francisco Araujo is still in the hunt, as well, with a very healthy stack of 410,000, which is well above the current 271,875-chip average.

The remainder of the field is scheduled to play down to eight players on Day 3 with the eventual champion being determined on Day 4. The clock will restart with just over half an hour remaining in level 17. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and an 80-minute dinner break after six full levels of play. The seat draw for the day's action is as follows:

NameCountryTableSeatChips
Carlos SegarraUruguay11226,000
Roberly FelicioBrasil12227,000
Mathias DuarteUruguay 13149,000
Julio BelluscioArgentina14511,000
Hugo MarceloBrazil 15136,000
Renan TonioloBrazil 16457,000
Marcelo CaceresArgentina 17215,000
Ernesto PannoArgentina18326,000
     
Juan GuilleneaUruguay 21253,000
Francisco AraujoArgentina 22410,000
Carlos CuriArgentina23140,000
Nicolas MalandreChile 2499,000
Alejandro GarciaUruguay25172,000
Alejandro LopezUruguay 26201,000
Alfredo PantaBrazil 27346,000
Juan PerezArgentina28307,000
     
Osvaldo NavesBrasil3186,000
Roberto PiazzaUruguay32224,000
Gustavo PratoUruguay33507,000
Edinson MartinezUruguay3457,000
Andres ViolaArgentina35219,000
Jose MoureUruguay 36139,000
Hector BaruaArgentina37440,000
Julio ArocenaUruguay38566,000

Keep it here for updates on the action in the Main Event at the PokerStars Festival Uruguay from the PokerNews live reporting team.

Tags: Alejandro GarciaCarlos CuriErnesto PannoFrancisco AraujoGustavo PratoHugo MarceloJuan GuilleneaJulio ArocenaJulio BelluscioRenan TonioloRoberly FelicioRoberto Piazza