Monster Pot at the End of the Night
Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro and Hugo Franca were at it again in the final hands of Day 1. We picked up action on the river when there was about 80,000 in the pot and a board reading .
Franca checked the river and Fierro fired out a massive 70,000 bet. Franca was clearly frustrated as he counted his chips, discovering he'd be left with only 25,000 if he made the call and lost. Regardless, Franca called with his . Unfortunately for him, Fierro held to take down the monster pot and vault himself into the chip lead with 278,200. Meanwhile, Franca was left with a mere morsel of his former stack . . . one he had less than an hour ago.