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

Levesque Doubles One Up

Eric Levesque had opened with a raise and another player went all in for just 1,800. Levesque made the quick call with the {A-Spades}{9-Spades}. His opponent held the {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} and the all-in player won the hand, knocking Levesque back to 7,400 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Levesque
Eric Levesque
7,400 -10,800

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Levi Picks One Up

Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 26,000. Cory Levi made the call from the big blind and the flop came down {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Levi bet 3,600 and his opponent folded. Levi moved to 26,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Cory Levi
Cory Levi
26,000 350

Tags: Cory Levi

Speak of the Devil...

Matthias De Meulder
Matthias De Meulder

We just mentioned Matthias De Meulder, so we figured it was a good time to go check on him. When we approached, he was involved in a heads-up pot. The turn of the {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} {9-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} board was already out there, and a gentleman we don't recognize was leading the betting. He made it 2,100 into a pot of about 4,000, and De Meulder studied and called to see the river.

It was the {3-Spades}, and Mr. Opponent made a repeat bet of 2,100. De Meulder cut the call from his stack and paused to consider, but he eventually decided a raise was in order. He grabbed a stack of uncounted chips and stuck about 9,200 of them into the middle. We never got the count because a snap-fold came from Mr. Opponent as soon as the chips crossed the line.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias de Meulder be
Matthias de Meulder
29,000 20,500

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De Melo De-molished

Fatima Moreira de Melo - out
Fatima Moreira de Melo - out

Fatima Moreira de Melo was down under 10,000 chips when she took her stand, shoving first into the pot from middle position with ace-jack. A couple seats over, a gentleman with a big stack called her down with pocket nines, and de Melo could not catch up. The board ran out {5-} {8-} {Q-} {Q-} {4-}, and we've lost the other half of our Dutch duo here in São Paulo.

The region's hopes now lie in Belgium's Matthias De Meulder.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Busted

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Angel Falls

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante
Angel Guillen
Angel Guillen

Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen has been eliminated from the tournament. According to Guillen, he got his entire stack in preflop holding {A-}{K-} against two queens. An ace flopped, but a queen turned and that was the end of the line for Guillen.

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Play Resumes

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

With bellies full of delicious Brazilian food, the players are back in their seats, and the cards are back in the air.

We'll play four levels here in the after-dinner session.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

Dinner Time

Level 6 : 200/400, 75 ante

We've put six levels behind us, and the ~260 players who've survived to this point are being rewarded with a one-hour dinner break. We'll be back just after 7:30pm local time.

Hewitt Heads Out

John Hewitt - out
John Hewitt - out

We missed what befell him, but John Hewitt has been eliminated here just before the dinner break. His day started early with a trend up close to 30,000, but it's come crashing down here as the levels have progressed. Hewitt's LAPT Grand Final is over.

Player Chips Progress
John Hewitt cr
John Hewitt
Busted

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Levi True To His Word

With 3,700 in the pot on the {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, Leandro Csome had 4,125 in front of him and Cory Levi had moved all in for 17,825. After Csome spent some time in the tank, Levi announced, "You fold, I'll show ya."

Csome then tanked for a little longer before folding. Levi was true to his word and showed the {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for trip sixes. Csome had the dealer turn over his hand and it was the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

"I'm a man of my word," said Levi. "I told you I'd show."

Player Chips Progress
Leandro Csome
Leandro Csome
33,000 -7,000
Cory Levi
Cory Levi
25,650 8,650

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