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

08-09-2008 21:46 UTC-3

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

Jose Miguel Espinar - 2,627,000
Alex Brenes - 900,000

08-09-2008 21:55 UTC-3

Alex Brenes

[user66118]

Alex Brenes has the button.

He completes the blind, and Jose Miguel Espinar knocks the table, content to see a free flop.

It shows up {8-Spades}

. Espinar bets out 65,000 chips, and Brenes calls.

Fourth street comes the {2-Hearts}

. Espinar keeps the heat on with another bet, this time pushing out "Ciento ochenta," -- 180,000. Again, Brenes flat-calls.

The river is the {6-Diamonds}

. Espinar slows down now, checking it over to Brenes. "Tres cientos," -- 300,000 goes into the middle. Espinar nods and makes the call. Brenes tables {A-?}

and his triple aces are the winner. Espinar mucks his hand and sends a big chunk of chips across to his opponent.

Tags: Alex Brenes Jose Miguel Espinar

08-09-2008 22:04 UTC-3

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

After two and a half hours of heads-up play, the players are pretty much right back where they started.

Jose Miguel Espinar - 2,000,000
Alex Brenes - 1,600,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

08-09-2008 22:34 UTC-3

We're back to playing tennis here at the final table, as the chips are being passed slowly back and forth from one end of the table to the other. Once again, few pots are being hotly contested, although flops are becoming common occurrances once again.

08-09-2008 23:00 UTC-3

Even Steven

[user66118]

Alex Brenes has won a few recent small pots, and he has worked his way back to being dead even with his opponent. Both men currently sit with right at 1.75 million checks in front of them.

08-09-2008 23:06 UTC-3

Jose Miguel Espinar

[user66118]

Alex Brenes has the button.

He raises to 180,000. Jose Miguel Espinar plays back at Brenes for the first time in a long time. He reraises to 310,000 and Brenes goes into the tank for about five minutes before folding.

Tags: Alex Brenes Jose Miguel Espinar