Rodolfo Awad Eliminated in 3rd Place ($141,140)
Jorge Landazuri has the button. Rodolfo Awad and Jorge Landazuri got it all in pre-flop. Jorge Landazuri raised 100,000. Awad shoved and Jorge called.
Jorge:
Rodolfo:
The flop was and Rodolfo took the lead with a set of fours. Jorge winced in pain. The turn was the and Jorge was down to two outs in the deck.When the spiked on the river, the Mexican contingency in the crowd exploded with applause as Jorge won the pot with a set of nines. The young Mexican leaped into the crowd and celebrated with his family, friends, and fellow countrymen as a dejected Awad headed to the rail in 3rd place. The player from Chile, Rodolfo Awad, won $141,140.
"Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!" shouted the crowd as they chanted and clapped.
After that hand, Jorge Landazuri moved up to 918,000.