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Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$3,700
Prize Pool
$1,343,100
Total Entries
367
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 367
Filter
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The streets of São Paulo were flooded with thirsty locals and sun-seeking international tourists today as Carnival kicked off in full force. But we had some more important business to attend to as the day of celebration coincided with the kickoff of the PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final. Three hundred sixty-seven people passed up Carnival to come play poker, and after ten levels, it appears that Jean Double has done the most work. He's got 189,400 chips in his bag to end the night, setting the pace for tomorrow's Day 2. Shaun Sheffield is hot on his heels with 181,700.
As is always the case, the Latin American wing of Team PokerStars Pro was well represented. Humberto Brenes came down from Central America to play, drawing the same starting table as his son, Roberto. The pair of Mexican Team Pros, Angel Guillen and Christian de León also came down to play, though both of them had their tournaments cut short with relatively early exits. Also joining up from the region were Argentina's Nacho Barbero and Leo Fernandez as well as Brazil's own Gualter Salles and Andre Akkari. The latter may well be the best-known poker player in this country, but he too was forced out early to leave Salles fighting the good fight for the home crowd.
Salles' chips lasted late into the day before he was parted with them, joining the likes of Eugene Katchalov, Juan Manuel Pastor, Matthias De Meulder, Fatima Moreira de Melo, and the rest of the eliminated Team PokerStars Pros. While they were off sipping caipirinhas on the beach, four Team Pros were working hard enough to bag up chips. Daniel Negreanu made a big splash in the Brazilian poker scene, and he had a productive day that ended with 121,700 chips. Humberto Brenes came down from Costa Rica, and he and his plastic shark worked a count of 59,000 before the bags came out. Right on Brenes' left was Leo Fernandez and his 41,700 chips, and Nacho Barbero also survived to make Day 2 with 59,000 flat.
All told, right around 100 players lasted through the first ten levels, and they'll return for Moving Day tomorrow at noon local time. We'll be back, too, and we hope you'll join us right back here to pick up the story.
All tables have finished their hands and the players are bagging and tagging. Here's a few chip counts from the bags and we'll have a complete recap coming shortly.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With just about 15 minutes left in the last level of the day, the clock has been paused and the tournament staff has announced that each table will play six more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
Eugene Katchalov has hit the rail. While we were writing up a recent hand with him involved versus Jorge Pereira, Katchalov got the last of his money in preflop with 
versus 
according to Twitter. He failed to win the hand and was eliminated from the tournament.
From early position, Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov raised to 2,400. The cutoff seat made the call and then action folded to Jorge Pereira in the big blind. He also called and the flop produced the 
. Pereira checked and Katchalov bet 2,200. The cutoff folded, but Pereira had other things in mind and check-raised to 4,400. Katchalov made the call.
The turn card was the 
and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Both players checked again.
Pereira tabled the 
for two pair and Katchalov mucked his hand.
From the hijack seat, 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Elio Fox raised to 3,000. The player in the cutoff seat made the call and the flop came down paired with the 
. Fox fired 4,600 and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
and Fox bet 10,200. Again, his opponent called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Fox checked. His opponent bet 20,000 and Fox took some time. Eventually, he folded and his opponent showed him two aces — .
Eric Levesque was just eliminated. He called off all of his chips preflop with the 
versus his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
and Levesque was sent home.
In the first part of this level, it seems we've bid farewell to our two short-stacked Team PokerStars Pros.
