Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
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
Table 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,870,000 | |
|
1,275,000 | |
|
1,090,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
645,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
635,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
500,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
Table 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
930,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
875,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
335,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
270,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Olivares Doubles to Take the Chip Lead
Just before the break, a monster pot developed when Leonardo Olivares raised to 53,000 from the cutoff and was called by Javier Venegas in the big blind, leading to the 
flop. A series of raises and reraises resulted in Olivares being all in, and his 
was way out in front against the 
of Venegas.
Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing, and Olivares doubled to over 1.8 million!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,870,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,275,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
Here We Go Again on a Break
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Waldermar Barrientos Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,780)
Waldermar Barrientos opened for 50,000 from the hijack and found one called in the form of Halysson Sala in the big blind. The latter checked the 
flop, allowing Barrientos to fire out 65,000, leaving himself just 198,000 behind. Sala wasted little time in moving all in, prompting Barrientos to remove his headphones and sungalsses.
Barrientos, who finished as the Day 1a chip leader, stared up at the ceiling quite some time and seemed almost tortured by the decision. It looked like he was going to fold, only to stop himself. After a couple of minutes, he made the call and revealed 
. Sala then rolled over 
for tens.
Barrientos was clearly disappointed and received no help on the turn and 
river. With that, we're down to 11 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted |
Table 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,020,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
360,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
330,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
230,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Table 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
930,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
835,000
-277,000
|
-277,000 |
|
|
780,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
770,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
William Espinosa Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,900)
Action folded to William Espinosa in the hijack and he opened for 60,000. Javier Venegas was on the button and decided to put in a reraise, which inspired Espinosa to ship his stack of around 250K. Venegas made the call to put Espinosa at risk.
Showdown
| Venegas |   |
| Espinosa |  |
The 
flop gave Espinosa a gut-shot straight draw, meaning an ace or queen would give him the lead. The turn wasn't either one of them, and neither was the 
river. Espinosa was eliminated in 13th place, meaning just four more eliminations are needed before we reach our final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,860,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
Busted |
Velasquez Doubles Through Espinosa
On a board reading 
, William Espinosa checked to Felipe Velasquez, who bet 256,000. Espinosa then moved all in and Velasquez called off for 352,000 total.
Showdown
| Velasquez |   |
| Espinosa |  |
Velasquez was way ahead and ended up ahead when the fell on the river. He doubled to over 800K while Espinosa was left with just 260K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000
434,000
|
434,000 |
|
|
260,000
-446,000
|
-446,000 |