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It's not been a good level for Roberto Brenes. Just a few hands after his crippling, he got the rest of his chips in bad with 
against 
. A board full of blanks has put an end to his day, but across the room, Papa Brenes is still going strong for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Roberto Brenes was all in preflop with the 
up against a very short-stacked opponent's 
and another player with the 
. The player with the aces went on to win the hand after the board ran out 
. He tripled after being all in for 13,600. The player with the fours was eliminated and Brenes was knocked all the way down to about 4,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,000 | -16,000 |
Well, Brazilian poker, at least. Andre Akkari is likely the most well-known player in this entire country, but that's not going to do anything for his chip stack, unfortunately.
Akkari was down under 6,000 when he shoved in with 
. A few seats over, a gentleman reraised to isolate himself against Akkari, and his 
had the Team PokerStars Pro in a bad spot. He had a sweat by the time the turn fell on the 
board, but the river 
was a blank.
That's the end of the road for Brazil's chosen one, and Akkari has been sent to the rail here just before dinner time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | -4,000 |
|
25,000 | -1,000 |
|
8,500 | -8,500 |
|
8,500 | -11,400 |
|
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6,500 | -6,000 |
|
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6,100 | -4,900 |
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:
Opponent: 
The 
flop was a good start for Gazes, and the pocket jacks were in trouble. The turn and river were both paint cards, but the and 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 36,500 |
We have the numbers for you.
This year's LAPT Grand Final drew 367 players to the felt in São Paulo, and their entries have generated a prize pool worth R$1,317,160. That money will be split between the last 48 players left standing, and the minimum cash is worth R$6,320. Going up from there, a spot in the final ten is worth R$22,390, and each of the last three players will earn six figures.
The champion's prize is R$324,600, a shiny LAPT trophy, and the title of Season 4 Grand Champion!
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 75
We arrived at the table of Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen to see that he had an opponent all in on the 
board holding the 
. Unfortunately for Guillen and his two pair, his opponent had the 
for a straight.
The river completed the board with the and failed to give Guillen the full house he needed to win the pot. He shipped over the chips and was kicked back down to 24,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500 | -19,500 |
Felipe Ramos was the preflop raiser, and he called a three-bet from an opponent across the table in the small blind. Heads up, the dealer spread out 
, and the action went check-check. On the turn, the 
drew another check from the small blind, and Ramos took his cue to make a standard bet. It was called, and the completed the board. When the small blind checked again, Ramos took his cue to fire out 4,000, but his opponent check-raised all in for 12,600 total. Ramos had the exact same chip count, so the decision was for double or nothing at all.
After what couldn't have been more than 90 seconds, a player not involved in the hand called the clock. Ramos protested, but the dealer made the floor call, and the man arrived. "Un minuto," he said as he approached the table, directing his comment to nobody in particular. Ramos, deep in thought, didn't appear to hear or acknowledge the clock counting down, and he spent the better part of his time pleading his case with the man who had clocked him.
"Ten... nine..." began the count from the floorman, and Ramos began to get pretty upset. His Spanish quickened as he tried to explain what was happening, but the floorman kept on counting down: "Three... two... one...." As he hit zero, he made the finger-across-the-throat gesture to indicate that the hand was dead.
But Ramos was having none of it. He held his cards firmly under his right hand and waved the first finger on his left back and forth. "No, no, no," he insisted, and the floorman finally took a moment to listen. When he heard Ramos' side of the story, he asked the dealer to confirm, and she admitted that he'd only been given a short while to think. "Okay," the floor said. "Juega (play)."
Ramos only needed another 30 seconds or so to decide, and he finally grabbed the last of his stack and plunked them into the middle with some gusto. His opponent made a motion to see the cards, and Ramos went ahead and turned over his 
. When the opponent nodded and mucked, Ramos pounded his fist on the felt in celebration, stepping away from the table for just a moment to gather himself before stacking up the knockout pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 | 18,500 |
From early position, Gualter Salles raised to 750. The player on the button was the only caller before the flop came down 
. Salles bet 750 and his opponent raised to 2,200. Salles called.
The turn was the 
and Salles fired 3,500. His opponent called.
The river was the and Salles bet all in. His opponent — with 3,750 left — made the quick call.
Salles tabled the 
for top set of queens. His opponent had him beat, though, with the 
having rivered a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 | -9,000 |
