Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez Leads Heads Up in the PokerStars Festival Chile High Roller!
Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, leads the final two in the $3,300 PokerStars Festival Chile High Roller at Casino Enjoy Vi?a del Mar. Day 3 begins at noon local time, and will conclude once a winner is crowned.
Chile's Rodrigo Borquez is the second player in contention for the title, and the race is close. Fernandez starts the day with 388,000 chips, while Borquez is right behind him with 362,000.
After two full days and 18 levels of play, it all comes down to this final day of competition. The winner will take home the title, the elusive gold PokerStars High Roller trophy, and $20,950. While there can only be one winner, the runner-up will have to settle for a payout of $13,960.
This event attracted a total of 15 entries, and is paying out three spots. Third place went to Argentinian rugby star, Lucas Gonzalez, earning himself $8,740 for a min-cash.
Play starts at Level 19, and blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante. As usual, there will be a 20-minute break every two hours, and an 80-minute dinner break is scheduled at the end of six levels if necessary.
A full recap will be posted once a winner is crowned, and the PokerNews team will continue with the live updates until then.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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388,000 | |
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362,000 | |