$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

08-09-2008 16:57 UTC-3

Alexandre Gomes Eliminated in 4th Place ($68,100)

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We pick up the action on the flop in a pot between Alex Brenes and Alexandre Gomes.

The board reads {4-Spades}

. The betting action is unclear due to the spectacle it created, but both players end up all in on that flop. Gomes holds {Q-Spades}

for a straight draw, a flush draw, and two overcards. Brenes tables {A-?}

giving him the open-ender and one overcard to the board.

The turn brings the straight for Brenes when the {7-Hearts}

peels off. Gomes will need to catch a spade on the river or any 5 to split the pot.

The river, however, is a useless {9-Diamonds}

, spelling the end for Gomes. He gets a handshake from the remaining players as he heads to the cashier, looking for his $68,100 prize.

Alex Brenes, meanwhile, has taken the chip lead as we go to three-handed play. He sits with just under 1.7 million in chips.

Tags: Alexandre Gomes

08-09-2008 16:51 UTC-3

Updated Chip Counts

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Jose Miguel Espinar - 1,063,000
Alex Brenes - 880,000
Alexandre Gomes - 815,000
Lisandro Gallo - 620,000

08-09-2008 16:44 UTC-3

Alex Brenes

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Lisandro Gallo has the button in Seat 4.

He opens the pot with a raise to 47,000. Alex Brenes calls from the small blind and the two men head to the flop.

It rolls out {J-Diamonds}

, and both players check.

Turn: {7-Clubs}

. Brenes leads out with a bet of 50,000, and Gallo calls.

River: {2-Hearts}

. Brenes leads out again, this time for 150,000. Quickly, Gallo calls, turning over {A-?}

. It's no good though; Brenes shows down {A-?}

having flopped the full house.

Tags: Alex Brenes

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

08-09-2008 16:35 UTC-3

Alexandre Gomes

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Lisandro Gallo has the button in Seat 4.

From under the gun, Jose Miguel Espinar opens with a raise to 45,000. Everyone folds to Alexandre Gomes in the big blind, and he makes the call.

Flop: {4-Hearts}

. Both players check.

Turn: {6-Diamonds}

. Alexandre Gomes bets out 70,000. After four or five minutes of pensive glances, Espinar makes the call.

The river is the {7-Hearts}

. Fairly quickly, Gomes leads out again with 130,000. Almost as fast, Espinar folds, and Gomes takes down a nice pot without a showdown.

08-09-2008 16:21 UTC-3

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

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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}

Drolet:

The flop shows up {9-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.

Tags: Gylbert Drolet Lisandro Gallo

08-09-2008 16:07 UTC-3

A Reraise!

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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.

08-09-2008 15:58 UTC-3

Pace of Play

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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.

08-09-2008 15:40 UTC-3

Jose Miguel Espinar

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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}

.

Brenes tables {3-?}

, while Espinar shows down the best hand with his {10-?}

. He earns the first pot of Level 21.

08-09-2008 15:37 UTC-3

The Shark is in the Building

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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.

Tags: Humberto Brenes