Argentinian Felipe Olivieri failed to capitalize on his chip advantage and finished fifth in the 2023 PokerNews Cup at the Nugget Casino in Las Vegas after losing several key hands.
The tournament attracted 2,307 entrants valued at $1,100 and awarded $2.6 million in prize money to the top 292 entrants. In this article, you can see the 7⃣ Argentine players who managed to break the bank at the final table.
Things were not going well for Felipe, who doubled down on short-stacked opponents in the first few hands and lost his stack. With only five players remaining, he bet all in preflop with Q-Q and was called by Englishman JohnnyKelly with A-J for a straight on a 2-5-3-4-7 board.
Fifth place was his first Las Vegas cash and his second-best finish: $56,065. His biggest win came at the inaugural PokerStars Players Championship 25K in 2019, when he finished 43rd for $69,100. He has earned $156,283 in his career.
