2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$289,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,700
Prize Pool
$1,343,100
Entries
367
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Gazes Doing Work

Bill Gazes
Bill Gazes

When we walked up to the table preflop, the player under the gun and Bill Gazes (UTG+1) were mixed up in a raising war. Mr. UTG had 5,000 out in front of him (a four-bet?), and Gazes had responded with another 26,000 chips out in front of his own stack. That was enough to cover his opponent who eventually shoved all in after agonizing in the tank. He was relieved to see he was flipping for his tournament life:

Showdown
Gazes: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}
Opponent: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}

The {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop was a good start for Gazes, and the pocket jacks were in trouble. The turn and river were both paint cards, but the {K-Spades} and {Q-Clubs} were swings and misses.

That's another player off to the exit, and Gazes is stacking up that pot to move close to 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Gazes
Bill Gazes
60,000
36,500
36,500

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