LAPT San José Main Event Day 1 | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José

11-03-2008 15:07 UTC-5

Doubling Van Fleet

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We join a heads-up pot between Jon Van Fleet and the man seated to his left. With the flop showing {9-Clubs}

, and nearly 4,000 chips already in the pot, "apestyles" put out a bet of 3,125. His opponent wasted little time calling.

The turn came the {10-Clubs}

. Van Fleet stacked his remaining chips into one modest tower and slid them forward, putting himself all in. His opponent asked for a count, and learned that it was 4,825 to call. He hemmed and hawed, counting down his own stack and shooting an occasional glance over at Van Fleet. Finally, he did indeed announce, "I call," putting apestyles' tournament life at risk.

"I got outs," said Van Fleet, before the cards were even turned over.

Showdown:
Van Fleet: {J-Clubs}

Opponent:

The at-risk Van Fleet did have outs, and managed to find the {5-Clubs}

on the turn to fill in his flush and win the pot.

Table mate Humberto Brenes took note of the hand. "You play too many hands," he prodded Van Fleet. Pointing to his head, Brenes continued, "Now my computer say, 'All riiiiight!'"

"Thanks for the lessons," muttered Van Fleet, as he raked in the pot. He is up over 16,000 just before the break.

Tags: Humberto Brenes Jon Van Fleet

11-03-2008 15:14 UTC-5

Break Time

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The clock has been paused and the players are on their first 10-minute break.

11-03-2008 15:25 UTC-5

We're Back

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Cards are in the air once again!

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

11-03-2008 15:42 UTC-5

Ryan Riding the Roller Coaster

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Shawn Patrick Ryan was just involved in a pot holding {Q-Diamonds}

. The flop was yahtzee for him, coming out {Q-?}

. Action was checked all the way around, and the turn brought the {K-Diamonds}

, giving Ryan the second-nut flush. One of his opponents bet out 1,400, Ryan called, and the third man in the pot raised to 4,400. He and Ryan ended up all in, with the unknown opponent eventually showing down {A-Diamonds}

for the nut flush. Ryan was crippled down to just 1,300 chips, but would soon rebound.

Facing a raise in front of him, Brent Harpe called from the button, and Ryan squeezed all in for 2,500 from the big blind, after working his way out of the hole a little bit. The original raiser ducked out, but Harpe called, putting Ryan at risk of elimination.

Showdown:
Harpe: {5-Clubs}

Ryan:

In a great position, Ryan watched the board run down safe: {Q-Hearts}

, earning him a much-needed double up to just over 5,000.

Tags: Brent Harpe Shawn Patrick Ryan

11-03-2008 15:52 UTC-5

Three Names, Two Times the Chips

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Shawn Patrick Ryan is at it again. Once more, he moved all in, this time before the flop for all 6,575 of his chips. He was looked up by Tommy Guerra, who turned over {K-Spades}

. The second-best hand in poker was second best here too, as Ryan flipped up {A-Spades}

.

The board came {5-Diamonds}

, earning Ryan another double up. He now sits with 13,375, much improved from when he was hovering close to 1,000 just a few minutes ago.

Tags: Shawn Patrick Ryan Tommy Guerra

11-03-2008 16:04 UTC-5

By the Numbers

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With registration now closed, the final numbers are in. This kickoff event for LAPT's second season drew 219 runners, creating a huge overlay to the $1,000,000 guaranteed prizepool. To be exact, the overlay is $256,495. The tournament staff seems a bit disappointed by the number, as it represents a sharp decline from the 397 who played the first season in San Jose.

The full payout information will be posted as soon as it's made available to us.

11-03-2008 16:21 UTC-5

Toughest Table in Town

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Alex Brenes was broken from his brother Humberto's table about an hour ago, but the charming Liv Boeree has just been moved there, keeping it the toughest table in the room. It is still home to Humberto Brenes and Jon Van Fleet, along with Boeree.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

11-03-2008 16:36 UTC-5

Gill Slowplays, Then Folds

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Carter Gill opened with a raise to 500 from early position, and got called by a player behind him, as well as the man in the small blind position. Three handed, the flop brought {J-Spades}

. The small blind and Gill both checked, and the middle-position player bet out 500. That was enough to get one man out, but Carter Gill made the flat call.

Heads up now, the turn came the {10-Spades}

. Gill checked again, and his opponent asked for a count. When he learned Gill's total, he waved both of his hands forward in the universal "all-in" gesture.

Gill went into the tank for a few minutes, lamenting his position. "I was slowplaying on the flop, too!" he said. "Now I can't think of anything I can beat." With that, he released his hand, and is left with 6,550 chips.

Of note is the fact that Victor Ramdin has just joined this table, with Carter Gill and last year's San Jose champion Valdemar Kwaysser, giving Table 18 a run for its money as the toughest table going.

Tags: Carter Gill