Martha Herrera, from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico made the final table of the LAPT Nuevo Vallarta. She had an average stack for most of the afternoon until she got short around dinner time. At one point, she was all in for her tournament life with . She was all ready to leave the tournament area, when she spiked a Jack on the river to double up. She hung on since then and managed to be one of the 27 players on Day 1a who advanced to Day 2.