Out of Joost
and was dominating his opponent's 
.Unfortunately for Vereecken, the board ran out
. That hand knocked Joost down to under 4,000 and he was eliminated two hands later.
2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 2
and was dominating his opponent's .Unfortunately for Vereecken, the board ran out
. That hand knocked Joost down to under 4,000 and he was eliminated two hands later.
Johnny Blade Loses His Edge
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Showdown
Bladon:
Opponent:
The board was just what the at-risk player was hoping for as it ran down
. That spells a double up for one player and a halving of the stack for the other; both men are just about even with 40,000 right now.
"Nice Hand, Caballero"
. Norbert Ludges eyed up the stack of his lone opponent, Jose Agustin for a minute or two. Finally, he fired out a sloppy bet as the chips tumbled into the middle of the table. It was enough to cover Agustin, and he made the call all in for his last 28,700.Showdown
Agustin:
(aces up)Ludges:
(open-ended straight draw)Sure enough, the
binked right on the river, drawing a too-happy, "Wowaaaa!" from Ludges. He grinned widely as the chips were pushed in his direction, and Agustin quietly made his way toward the exit, offering a token, "Nice hand, caballero," on his way out.
Chidwick Takes One From Gonzalez
flop.Chidwick fired 41,000 into the middle, getting Gonzalez to fold
face up. Chidwick is back up to 115,000 while Gonzalez drops to 65,000.
Fernandez Flips Out
against his opponent's 
. The board ran out
and Fernandez had to ship 39,300 to his opponent.
And There Go the Rest
The board ran out
with the two live players checking through the turn. On the river, one of them fired out 4,500 with a strangely-bluffy 
, and his opponent made a good call with 
to take the side pot. He took the main pot too; Fernandez's cards had long since been in the muck by that point, and he finally was able to stand and wish his table luck as he departed.
Hold Everything
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Play On!
Our Very Own Lucky Charm
Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick is having himself a nice Day 2 so far, essentially doubling up from his starting stack of close to 80,000. We'd like to think his luck has something to do with the pep talk Lynn gave him just before play started this afternoon. Check out what Stevie had to say:
You can see all of Lynn's videos from Punta del Este over on PokerNews TV.