2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Jose Ignacio Barbero
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$279,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Entries
307
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

It's Always that Dang River

Clas Thorsell opened to 9,000 in early position, and he was three-bet to 27,900 by small blind Jose Luis Capdevila. Not to be outdone, Mariano Roca moved all in over the top of both men, pushing his last 55,800 chips into the middle from the big blind. That was enough to fold Thorsell, but Capdevila made the quick call to put his man at risk. And the news was not good for the all-in player.

Showdown
Capdevila: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Roca: {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}

The flop was pretty useless for the pocket jacks as it came {Q-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {Q-Hearts}. The {4-Spades} on the turn wasn't any help either, but the river card was certainly a bit more useful. The {J-Spades} ripped off the deck, giving Roca the surprise trips and securing his eleventh-hour double up. He's all the way up to about 115,000 courtesy of that timely two outer.

Tags: Clas ThorsellJose Luis CapdevilaMariano Roca