Updated Chip Counts
![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Jose Miguel Espinar - 1,240,000
Lisandro Gallo - 625,000
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Entries
351
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Jose Miguel Espinar - 1,240,000
Lisandro Gallo - 625,000
Alex Brenes
He raises the minimum, and Jose Miguel Espinar reraises to 105,000. Lisandro Gallo gets out of the way, and Brenes takes his time before making the call.
The flop comes
, and both players check.Turn:
. Same action: check, check.The river brings the
, putting a four-flush on board. Espinar checks, and Brenes makes a bet of 200,000. Fairly quickly, Espinar makes the call. Brenes turns over 
for eights full of fours on the river. Espinar open-mucks his 
and he sends more than 300,000 of his chips across the table.
Pace of Play
Gallo All In
He folds, and Lisandro Gallo starts things off with a raise to 100,000. Alex Brenes moves all in and Gallo quickly makes the call. He has right around 400,000 in chips remaining and they all go into the middle.
Gallo:
Brenes:
The flop draws a huge roar from the spectators, as it comes out
. Gallo comes storming from behind to take the lead with a pair of fives. The turn is the 
and the river is the 
, blanks for Brenes.Despite getting it in with a dominated hand, Gallo earns a double-up courtesy of Alex Brenes, and he now sits with 840,000 in chips.
Technical Difficulties
Espinar Now All In
He raises to 60,000, and Alex Brenes folds. Jose Miguel Espinar reraises to 170,000, and Gallo makes the call.
The flop comes
. Both players check.Fireworks come on the turn though, as the
peels off. Espinar leads out with a bet of 200,000, and Gallo looks a bit disappointed. After a moment though, he shrugs and announces, "All In!" Espinar takes just a moment before making the call, and the hands are shown down:Gallo:
Espinar:
When the chips are counted down, it is Espinar who is covered, so he is all in for his tournament life, but leading in the hand. The crowd of spectators are screaming and hollering in Spanish as they await the final card.
River:
Jose Miguel Espinar takes down a monstrous pot, the biggest one of the tournament so far. In doing so, he cripples Gallo all the way down to just 10,000 lonely chips.
Gallo Still Fighting
In the first hand, he is all in from the big blind for his last 10,000. He holds
and finds himself in a good spot versus the of Jose Miguel Espinar. The board runs out 
, and that's good enough to double up Gallo.The very next hand, he is all in for 23,000 holding
against the 
of Alex Brenes. The board comes 
, and Gallo has worked back to 46,000.
Lisandro Gallo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($93,630)
Brenes flips over
and he has the fate of Gallo in grave danger. The all in player turns over 
. The flop comes 
, leaving Gallo drawing to runner-runner. A second on the turn seals the deal, and Gallo has been sent to the rail in third place. He will pocket close to $100,000 for his efforts, which should do wonders to ease the pain of being eliminated so close to the end.
Updated Chip Counts
Jose Miguel Espinar: 1,993,000
Alex Brenes: 1,528,000
There is a slight break while the table is prepared for heads-up play.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000