Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Chile
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Chile
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
651
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Sergio Escobar Leads LAPT Chile Final Table
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
The Latin American Poker Tour Chile continued on Saturday at the Enjoy Casino & Resort in Vina del Mar as the final 32 competitors from the 651-player field played down to the final table. All eyes were on Daniela Horno, who finished in sixth place in this very event last year, as she began as chip leader and was primed for back-to-back final tables.
Action was fast and furious at the start of the day as ten players hit the rail in the first hour. They included Hector Marambio (32nd-$2,840), Rodrigo Perez (31st-$2,840), Marcelo Bustamante (30th-$2,840), Marciano Sa (29th-$2,840), Jorge Barreto (28th-$3,070), Sebastian Rios (27th-$3,070), Eduardo Zalaquett (26th- $3,070), Juan Bravo (25th-$3,070), Ricardo Gajdemski (24th-$3,320), Rene Manzano (23rd-$3,320) and Jorge Guerra (22nd-$3,590).
The flurry of eliminations didn’t stop there as Santiago Hernandez (21st-$3,590), Alejandro Vargas (20th-$3,860), Jorge Mascaro (19th-$3,860) and Luis Montano (18th-$4,180) were all eliminated over the course of the next level.
After a break, action folded around to Horno on the button and she opted to ship her 20-big-blind stack with 
. It was enough to get the small blind to fold, but not Nicholas Batt in the big as he looked down at 
and made the call.
The railbirds were on their feet at the flop came down 
. Horno got a little help, but needed more. The 
turn was not it, and neither was the 
river. Horno, who began the day as chip leader, was eliminated in 17th place for $4,180. She was clearly disappointed, but another deep run on the heels of last year's sixth-place finish proved her poker chops.
Rodrigo Quezada (16th-$4,510), Yacin Vasquez (15th-$4,900), Edgardo Bastias (14th-$5,360), William Espinosa (13th-$5,900), Waldermar Barrientos (12th-$6,780), Alvaro Gonzalez (11th-$7,760) and Jose Luis Golin (10th-9,130) were the next to go, bringing about the unofficial final table of nine. At that point, Frankel lost a crucial flip and was dispatched in ninth place for $10,690, thus establishing the LAPT Chile final table.
LAPT Chile Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Batt | Colombia | 1,470,000 |
| 2 | Javier Venegas | Argentina | 855,000 |
| 3 | Halysson Sala | Brazil | 660,000 |
| 4 | Sergio Escobar | Colombia | 1,845,000 |
| 5 | Joao Lopes | Brazil | 755,000 |
| 6 | Leonardo Olivares | Chile | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Felipe Velasquez | Chile | 1,840,000 |
| 8 | Aliro Diaz | Chile | 1,235,000 |
Action will resume on Sunday at 1200 CLST (0800 PDT) when the first LAPT champion of Season 5 will be determined and the $129,470 first-place prize
awarded.
As always, you can follow the action right here on PokerNews.
Pedro Frankel Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,690)
Action folded to Leonardo Olivares in the cutoff and he raised to 120,000. After the button and small blind folded, Pedro Frankel moved all in from the big for 425,000 total, which Olivares called. Frankel turned over 
and was off to the races against the 
of Olivares.
The players and railbirds were on their feet as the flop came out 
. Olivares had paired his king to take the lead and left Frankel in need of some major help. The 
turn certainly wasn't it, and neither was the 
turn. Frankel was dispatched in ninth place for $10,690 and the LAPT Chile final table was set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Frankel Folds
Pedro Frankel raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Javier Venegas and Halysson Sala in the small and big blinds respectively. All three players checked the 
flop, leading to the 
turn. Venegas was first to act and led out for 70,000, only Frankel called, and the 
was put out on the river.
This time Venegas came out firing 150,000, which was enough to get Frankel to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
430,000 | -30,000 |
Slow Going
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Things at the final table have been quiet since that first hand. With a few short stacks, we're guessing they'll be a big hand sooner than later.
First Hand at the Unofficial Final Table
Action folded all the way around to Halysson Sala in the small blind and he put in a raise to 80,000, which Sergio Escobar called from the big blind. When the flop came down 
, Sala check-called a bet of 75,000, bringing about the turn.
Again Sala check-called a bet, this time 100,000, and the dealer put out the 
on the river. At this point Sala led out for 149,000, Escobar raised to 300,000, and Sala made the call. Escobar rolled over 
for a flopped set, and Sala simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | 420,000 |
|
550,000 | -790,000 |
Unofficial Final Table
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nicolas Batt | 1,400,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Javier Venegas | 800,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Halysson Sala | 1,340,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Sergio Escobar | 1,180,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Joao Lopes | 880,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Leonardo Olivares | 575,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Felipe Velasquez | 1,940,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Aliro Diaz | 1,420,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Pedro Frankel | 460,000 |
Jose Luis Golin Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,130)
Action folded around to Aliro Diaz in the small blind and he opened for 72,000. Jose Luis Golin was in the big blind and responded by moving all in for 282,000 total, which Diaz called. Golin flipped over 
, but was dominated by the 
of Diaz. The 
flop gave Golin a gut-shot straight draw, though the would be no good as it would give his opponent a flush.
The turn soon dissipated any hope Golin had as it completed Diaz's flush and left him drawing dead. The meaningless was put out on the river as Golin made his way to the payout desk in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,420,000 | 920,000 |
|
Busted |
The Batt-Man
Action folded to Nicholas Batt in the small blind and he opened for 75,000. Javier Venegas was in the big with a bigger stack and simply moved all in. Batt called off for 759,000 and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
| Venegas |  |
| Batt |  |
Venegas was behind, but not after the flop. The turn improved him to two pair, but the 
river gave Batt a bigger two pair! It was a back-and-forth hand that ended in Batt's favor. He doubled to more than 1.5 million while Venegas was left with just 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000 | 750,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -750,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,930,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
1,080,000 | -80,000 |
|
1,040,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
1,020,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 510,000 |
|
880,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
810,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
790,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
290,000 | -107,000 |