$2,700 Nuevo Vallarta Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

12-05-2008 20:50 UTC-6

Hat of the Day

[user24788]

This young man from Venezuela wins the "Hat of the Day" award. Good to see him proudly wear and display the colors of his home country.

12-05-2008 20:55 UTC-6

Shirley Rosario Doubles Up

[user24788]

Shirley Rosario doubled up when she won a race against Jose Barbero. She increased her stack to 17,000.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

12-05-2008 21:03 UTC-6

Adios, Shirley Rosario

[user24788]

Shirley Rosario busted out just before Level 7 ended on a cooler of a hand. She was all in with {A-?}

versus pocket kings. A third player folded pocket queens face-up. Shirley could not catch an ace and she was eliminated.

12-05-2008 21:54 UTC-6

Adios Josh Prager

[user24788]

Josh Prager (the former tennis pro turned poker player) has been eliminated.

Tags: Josh Prager

12-05-2008 21:58 UTC-6

Technical Difficulties

[user24788]

We apologize for the lack of live updates due to technical difficulties. The interwebs south of the border have been clogged over the last hour or so.

12-05-2008 22:00 UTC-6

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

[user24788]

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

12-05-2008 22:16 UTC-6

Players Return from a Break

[user24788]

They will play two more levels tonight.

12-05-2008 22:17 UTC-6

Leo Fernandez from Argentina began playing chess when he was five years old. By the age of 18, he was an International Chess Master. He turned his sights onto backgammon and quickly mastered that game. At one point he was ranked as one of the Top 10 backgammon players in the world. It was inevitable that Leo would find himself playing poker. He quickly picked up the game and competed in tournaments all over the world.

The former chess and backgammon whiz was moved to a table that included Humberto Brenes.

He's short-stacked even though he just won a pot. An opponent opened in early position and Leo shoved all in for 5,000 more. His opponent tanked before he folded to the chess master.

Tags: Leo Fernandez