Confusing Hand Gives Arrilucea a Big Lead
Luis Arrilucea's opponent will be thinking about the following hand long and hard as he just busted out. The action started when Arrilucea raised from the hijack and Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen called from the cutoff. The player in the small blind called as well creating three-way action.
The flop came down 
and the small blind checked. Arrilucea bet 2,500 and Guillen folded quickly. The small blind put together some chips and threw out 6,500. He immediately realized this wasn't what he intended to do, and told the dealer he wanted to call. Since he hadn't announced this verbally his raise would stand. With this new information the action was back on Arrilucea who opted for a call.
On the turn the 
popped up and the small blind checked again. Arrilucea looked at the stack of his opponent who had around 24,000 chips left. Arrilucea threw out 7,200 and his opponent called again.
On the river the 
hit and Arriluceau thought that the small blind had checked. He quickly moved all in and the dealer said it wasn't his turn to act. He pulled his bet back, but it would stand if the small blind opted to check. The small blind ended up throwing his remaining chips into the pot, and Arrilucea followed suit. He quickly showed 
, and frustratedly his opponent showed 
as he left the tournament.
Arrilucea now has a big chip lead with an hour and a half left to play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
48,000
|
48,000 |