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LAPT Playa Conchal Main EventDay 1 completed
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Thu Nov 19 2009 20:56 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Day 1 Is a Wrap
The final level of the day is history and the tournament clock suggests that 127 players have made it to Day 2.
Team PokerStars PRO was heavily represented by the likes of Humberto Brenes, JC Alvarado, Angel Guillen, Alexandre Gomes, Andre Akkari, and Victor Ramdin amongst others. All but one of the Team PokerStars PROS made it to the bag-and-tag portion of the day. Sadly, it was Team Argentina Pro Veronica Dabul who fell short of reaching Day 2.
Some of the other big names in the field were David Plastik, Jon Friedberg, Paul "X-22" Magriel, and Jean-Robert Bellande, all of whom failed to reach the bag and tag portion of the day.
Rob Woodcock looks to be at the top of the leaderboard at the end of Day 1. He may not be a household name in the poker world yet, but it's important to note that Woodcock was the chip leader coming out of Day 1 at this event last year. From there, he eventually went on to finish in ninth place. Also around the top of the pack are big stacks Daniel Mar and Tyler Netter.
Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time and we hope to see you right back here for all the live coverage! -
Thu Nov 19 2009 20:47 GMT-6 | Posted by gsqwared
A Stinky River
A crowd gathered around the table as Daniel Mar had an opponent all in for his tournament life with the board showing
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Mar held a pocket pair of sixes and his opponent,
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The river blanked (
), and the two shook hands before the dealer pushed the pot in Mar's direction.
After the crowd dispersed, several players at the table starting waving hands in front of their noses, suggesting that someone had just crop-dusted the table.
"What a stinky river card," one player joked.
After the hand, Mar stacked up just over 130,000 in chips. -
Thu Nov 19 2009 20:35 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Alvarado's Check-raise Fails
Action folded all the way around to JC Alvarado in the small blind. He raised to 2,400 and the big blind called. The flop came down
and Alvarado checked. The big blind fired 2,500 and Alvrado called.
The turn brought the
and Alvarado check-called another bet of 2,500. The river was the 
and Alvrado checked again. This time it wasn't to check-call, but instead to check-raise. After his opponent bet 3,000, Alvarado raised to 14,000. The player made the call and waited for Alvrado to turn up 
for just a pair of twos. The big blind then tabled 
to win the pot.
Alvarado slipped to 26,400 chips. -
Thu Nov 19 2009 20:20 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Don't mess with AssasinatoFitzgerald Makes a Call with Queen High
Alex "Assasinato" Fitzgerald raised to action up preflop and was called in four spots. The flop came down
and Fitzgerald fired a continuation bet. He was called by only one player who he's been battling with all day.
The turn brought the
and with over 15,000 in the middle, Fitzgerald checked. His opponent checked behind.
The river was the
and Fitzgerald checked again. His opponent fired 5,600. The bet prompted Fitzgerald to sit upright in his chair and remove his headphones. He studied for about a minute and then tossed in the call.
His opponent tabled a counterfeited hand, showing the
. Fitzgerald tabled 
, playing his queen-high kicker along with the two pair on board. HIs hand was good and he raked in the pot. He's now up to 43,000 chips. -
Thu Nov 19 2009 20:11 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Gomes Drops the Jack-hammer
A player opened with a raise to 2,000 before Alexander Gomes reraised to 7,000. The orignal raiser then moved all in for about 10,000 total and Gomes quickly called, tabling
. His opponent held .
The board ran out clean for Gomes:
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Thu Nov 19 2009 20:09 GMT-6 | Posted by gsqwared
Prizepool and Payout Information Released
The numbers are in and very official. A total of 259 players registered for the the PokerStars.net APPT Playa Conchal Main Event, generating a prizepool of $628,075 USD.
The top 40 finishers will earn a paycheck, with 40th place scheduled to take home $3,454. Playa Conchal's eventual winner will earn the grand prize of $172,095.
Visit our Prizepool and Payouts page for a complete breakdown of el dinero. -
Thu Nov 19 2009 19:54 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
The Younger Brenes Takes One Down
Humberto Brenes' son, Roberto, raised a bet of 2,000 to 5,400 from his opponent on a board of
. The player called and then the turn brought the .
Action checked to Brenes and he fired 7,000, winning the pot after his opponent folded. He now has 39,000 chips and more than his pops does. -
Thu Nov 19 2009 19:49 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Cards Back in the Air
The color up is over and all the green T25 chips have been removed. Onward with Level 8!
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Thu Nov 19 2009 19:47 GMT-6 | Posted by donpeters
Coloring Up
The staff has paused the clock briefly while they do a color up of all the green T25 chips. In just a few minutes, the cards will be back in the air.
Started 19th Nov, 2009
