Flavio Reis raised to 650 from late position and was called by the button and big blind. The latter checked the flop, opening the foor for Reis to continuation-bet 1,100. The button instantly put in a raise to 3,000, the small blind folded, and after thinking for about ten seconds, Reis grabbed a stack of chips and spiked it in the pot. The button shrugged and call off for around 6,000 more.
Showdown
Reis
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Reis had his opponents on the ropes with an overpair and never let him recover as the turn and river were blanks. Reis eliminated his opponent while chipping up to 28,000.
We've been informed that 367 players have taken part in the Day 1b festivities.
Combined with the 284 Day 1a entrants, the 651-player field eclipsed last year's total of 621. It is the second largest LAPT in history, only behind Season 4's LAPT Colombia which drew 681 players.
With four players in the pot and a board reading , the small blind and an early-position player checked to Team PokerStars Pro (Argentina) Nacho Barbero and he bet 700. The next player to act was on the button and opted for a raise to 2,100. The small blind and EP player both folded, and Barbero followed suit after contemplating it for a moment.
It wasn't an overly exciting hand, but a good excuse for us to tell you that the two-time LAPT winner is sitting with 25K.
Just before the last break, there was 3,300 in the pot and a board reading when Ariel Celestino checked to an unknown player, who bet 2,800. Celestino snap-called and waited for his opponent to show his cards, but it didn't come. Knowing he was good, Celestino showed for a set of aces, which was good enough to bring his stack up to 19,000.
Picking up the action on a flop, three players checked to see the turn. The player in the small blind bet 675 and was met with a call from Fernando Araujo (seventh place LAPT Punta del Este - Season 4) in the big blind and a player in middle position.
The river didn't change much and the small blind bet 2,225. Araujo popped it to 6,600, forcing a quick fold from the middle-position player. However, the small blind came back over top for an additional 14,000 or so and Araujo quickly mucked his hand.
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Picking up the action on a board, Leandro Csome bet 400 from the big blind. His opponent in middle position called to see the river. Csome checked, his opponent did the same, and Csome tabled for the nut flush.