LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal

11-20-2009 20:14 UTC-5

Tight Bubble Play

donpeters

The short stacks have been playing very tight on the bubble trying desperately to cash. We've seen players with single-digit blind amounts in their stacks open-fold {A-Clubs}

, pocket deuces, pocket sevens, {K-Clubs}

and pocket nines. Many of the big stacks know how much these shorter stacks want to cash and are applying all the pressure they can.

We also just witnessed two players folding from the blinds. The small blind folding after having committed all but 200 of his chips. The big blind folded after having committed all but 1,500 of his chips. There was a raise to 15,000 in front of them that prompted them to duck out of the way.

11-20-2009 20:12 UTC-5

Wald Dodges Elimination On Bubble

donpeters

Sol Bergren put the pressure on Matias Bienen Wald when he moved in from the small blind against Wald's big blind. Wald only had about 12,000 chips and made the call, tabling {A-Clubs}

. Bergren had {6-Diamonds}

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The action was paused while all of the other tables caught up and finished. A large crowd circled the table where the all-in situation was happening before the action continued.

The board ran out {A-Spades}

, doubling up Wald.

Tags: Matias Bienen Wald Sol Bergren

11-20-2009 19:56 UTC-5

Game On

[user38449]

The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

11-20-2009 19:37 UTC-5

Break

[user38449]

The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 41 players go on (presumably) their last 15-minute break of the day.

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be playing down to 32 tonight, and we expect the action to pick up in a big way once our 41st place finisher is eliminated.

Back in 15!

11-20-2009 19:23 UTC-5

Hand-for-hand (mano-a-mano) Play Begins

[user38449]

We're down to 41 players in the Playa Conchal main event, which means we're just one elimination away from the money. The dealers have been instructed to play one hand and stop. When all of the tables are done, and if no one has been eliminated the cycle repeats. You know the drill.

Here we go!

11-20-2009 19:17 UTC-5

Riding the Sol Train

donpeters

From under the gun, Rory Graham raised to 8,000. Sol Bergren was the only caller on the button. The two players took a flop of {Q-Spades}

and checked the action to the turn, which was the {3-Spades}

. Graham checked again and Bergren bet 16,000. Graham made the call.

The river was the {J-Spades}

, pairing the board. Graham check-called a bet of 22,000 from Bergren after tanking for a few minutes. Bergren showed him {K-Diamonds}

for two pair, queens and jacks. Graham showed the {10-Spades}

and mucked his hand. He dropped to 66,000 chips.

"We're close to the money, I had to see it." commented Graham.

Bergren is up to 290,000.

Tags: Rory Graham Sol Bergren

11-20-2009 19:05 UTC-5

The Key to Victory...

[user38449]

...is in flopping a set against an opponent's two pair, which is exactly what just happened to Darren Keyes in a hand against former chip leader Daniel 'djaniel' Mar.

Unfortunately, we caught up to the hand after the dealer was already divvying up the pot, but we can tell you that Keyes' {10-Spades}

got the best of Mar's {A-Hearts}

on a board of {5-Diamonds}

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After the hand, Keyes stacked up just over 200,000 in chips while Mar fell back down to 144,000.

Tags: Daniel Mar Darren Keyes

11-20-2009 18:59 UTC-5

Leon Eliminated

donpeters

Chirstian de Leon moved all in preflop with pocket fours, but ran into the pocket queens of Francis-Nicolas Bouchard. Leon failed to improve and has been sent to the rail.

Tags: Christian de Leon

11-20-2009 18:52 UTC-5

Dykes Strikes Back

[user38449]

Fred Dykes is back up over the 300,000 mark after winning a recent pot.

On a board showing {Q-Clubs}

, Dykes called an opponent's 13,000 bet, opting to see the river, which brought the {K-Diamonds}

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Action was then checked to Dykes who fired a sneaky-looking 10,000 bet on the end.

"I can't fold this," his opponent said. "I put you on a monster or just a jack," he added, tossing two blue (5,000) chips into the middle.

Dykes quietly turned over the {A-Spades}

which proved good, and he raked the pot, bringing his total to 315,000.

Tags: Fred Dykes