2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

$2,700 Nuevo Vallarta Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$586,850
Entries
242
Players Left
89
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
500 / 1,000
Ante
100
Players Info - Day 1

Greetings from Mexico!

View from my balcony in Mexico
View from my balcony in Mexico
Hola, poker players! Yes, the poker bug has officially landed south of the border and PokerNews will be providing live updates for the PokerStars.com Latin America Poker Tour.

I'm currently holed up at the swanky Marival Resorts and Suites in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico for the latest stop on the PokerStars.com LAPT. Although this is the second season of the LAPT, this is the first ever major tournament series to be held in Mexico.

Action will begin Friday at noon local time (or 1 PM ET) for the $2,500 + $200 Main Event Championship. I already spotted a couple of big names milling around the resort such as Greg "fossilman" Raymer and Humberto Brenes. Also scheduled to play are Victor Ramdin, Andre Akkari, David Plastik, Shirley Rosario, and LAPT Costa Rica champion Ryan Fee.

Check back in with Poker News for live updates.