2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣3♣
Prize
$241,735
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Total Entries
351
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 351
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Lisandro Gallo

Alex Brenes has the button in Seat 7.

Under the gun, Lisandro Gallo limps in, and both blinds -- Alexandre Gomes and Jose Miguel Espinar -- come along to the flop.

It brings {10-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. Alexandre Gomes bets out 26,000. Espinar folds, and Gallo raises to 75,000. Gomes tanks for a few minutes before calling.

As the dealer is spreading the fourth card, Gomes checks in the dark. It comes the {2-Hearts}. Gallo bets 85,000, again prompting a long thinking session from Gomes. Finally, he does fold, and Gallo rakes in a nice little pot.

Updated Chip Counts

After the first break, here's how the chips are spread out:

Jose Miguel Espinar - 1,350,000
Lisandro Gallo - 775,000
Alexandre Gomes - 621,000
Alex Brenes - 490,000
Gylbert Drolet - 227,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

The Shark is in the Building

Emcee Humberto Brenes
Emcee Humberto Brenes
As the players return from their stretch break, Humberto Brenes has taken over the role of final table announcer, calling the action in Spanish as a member of the floor staff repeats it in English. With his brother playing at the table, Humberto has a great view of the action.

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Jose Miguel Espinar

Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

Alex Brenes is under the gun, and he raises to 45,000. Espinar is the only caller.

With the two men check-checking the whole way, the dealer runs the board {A-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {10-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Hearts}.

Brenes tables {3-?} {3-?}, while Espinar shows down the best hand with his {10-?} {J-?}. He earns the first pot of Level 21.

Pace of Play

Continuing the trend of the previous level, play is slow and measured for the time being. Once more, very few pots are going to the flop, and virtually none of them make it to the turn. With the stacks not being especially deep right now, it will be interesting to see how long the trend continues.

A Reraise!

Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

Alex Brenes raises to 45,000 under the gun. Next to act is Alexandre Gomes, and he reraises the bet to 150,000. Espinar folds quickly, but both Lisandro Gallo and Gylbert Drolet think for several minutes before deciding to muck as well. Action comes back to Brenes, and he too thinks for a good while before conceding to the reraise.

Gylbert Drolet Eliminated in 5th Place ($51,070)

Gylbert Drolet - 5th Place
Gylbert Drolet - 5th Place
Lisandro Gallo has the button in Seat 4.

The action folds around to him and he opens with a raise to 44,000. Next to act is Gylbert Drolet in the small blind, and he moves all in for his last 194,000 chips. Alex Brenes ducks out of the big blind, and Gallo makes the call. With Drolet at risk of being eliminated, the cards are shown down:

Gallo: {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Drolet: {J-?} {J-?}

The flop shows up {9-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, adding extra outs for Gallo. The turn comes a safe, but scary-looking, {5-Spades}. Drolet needs to fade all of the queens, aces, and spades to stay alive.

Unfortunately for him, the {K-Clubs} rips off on the river, making Gallo the winning ace-high flush. Gylbert Drolet heads to the rail, and will collect a check for $51,070 as a consolation prize.

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