Sergio Escobar Leads LAPT Chile Final Table
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.