2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal

El Segundo Día es en los Libros

Another day in Paradisus has come and gone, and we’re left with just 30 players in the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Playa Conchal Main Event.

It took just under eight hours of play to shrink the field from 119 players down to 41 (the money bubble), at which point the action slowed to a crawl. Several players were, for lack of a better word, desperate to cash in the event, so much so that they allowed themselves to whittle away until they were left with a single blind or ante.

The infamous ‘Bubble Boy’ tag went to Brad Stebeleski who was forced all in from the small blind for his last 1,100 chips and found himself up against two opponents – Gustavo Justiniano (who was also all-in for his last 200 chips) and Edgar Cruz who made the call by default simply by posting his big blind. Justiniano managed to claim the main pot with a mere pair of sevens and Cruz took down the sidepot with a pair of fives, sending Stebeleski to the rail in 41st place, moneyless.

Despite the large contingent of Team PokerStars Pros who made it through to Day 2, only two of them will advance to Day 3. Alex Gomes and Maria ‘Maridu’ Mayrinck, both from Team PokerStars Pro Brazil, finished the day with 87,100 and 97,900 in chips respectively.

Of note, Mayrinck is also the only female remaining in the field.

Your overnight chip leader is Eric Levesque, who eliminated Icelandic player Garoar Hauksson on the final hand of the night to move to 420,500 in chips.

Official chip counts and a list of the players who finished in the money will be posted as soon as the tournament staff makes them available to us.

Action resumes tomorrow afternoon at midday when the remaining 30 players play down to an eight-handed final table.

Until then, from the Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort and Casino in Guanacaste, Costa Rica – good night and good luck!

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