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2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Total Entries
351
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 351
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The prize pool and payouts are still being calculated by the staff, and we hope to have those numbers for you shortly.
At the conclusion of this level, half of the room is going to take their one-hour dinner break, while the other half continues to play on with Level 6. After that hour, the two halves of the field will trade places, and those returning from dinner will play Level 6 as well. After that two-hour span, all of the remaining players will be back in the room playing Level 7, and we should proceed as scheduled.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
In a recent pot, the action passed all the way around to the button, where the player glanced pensively at the two players left to act in the blinds. He opened things up by raising to 1,200. The small blind folded, but Mike Halioua reraised from the small blind, putting out 3,500 chips. With no hesitation, the button announced, "All in," and before the words were even out of his mouth, Halioua had his call in the pot. Each player had about 14,000 in chips, with Halioua having the covering amount.
Halioua:
Opponent:
The flop was just what the doctor ordered for Halioua. It came out
, ending any drama right there. The meaningless 
and 
filled out the board, and Halioua raked in a huge pot, nearly doubling up to 31,000.
. He too shipped it all in for 11,250. When the hands were turned up, he saw that he was up against 
and 
respectively.The board ran out
. Any old ace or heart would win the pot, but nobody could best Bernard's two kings. He raked in a massive bounty, moving all the way up to 30,000. In the process, he knocked out one opponent and left another's stack in shambles.
And he didn't even have to buy it.
A player in early position opened the action with a raise, and Greenstein moved all in over the top for about 10,000 total. Sitting next to him, Peterson squeezed out
and made the call, having both men covered. The original raiser folded, and Greenstein turned over his 
.A third
on the flop spelled the end for Greenstein. He signed a copy of his book, handed it to his opponent, and departed the room to a hearty round of applause.
Over on Table 21, Greg Raymer and Vanessa Rousso have been seated together all day. Shortly after dinner break though, a table was broken, and their fellow PokerStars pro Andre Akkari was moved to join them. A crowd has begun to gather around what is truly the toughest table in town.
With Andre Akkari in the big blind, the player under the gun comes in raising to 1,100. The betting passes around to Greg Raymer in the cutoff seat, and he quickly reraises it to three yellow chips -- 3,000. When play comes back around to Akkari, he goes into the tank for several moments. He counts out his chips, checks his hand, recounts his chips, re-checks his hand. Throughout the process, Raymer is gazing straight at Akkari.
After about three minutes, Akkari moves all in for a total of 15,075. The original raiser folds, and Raymer quickly and calmly says, "I call, Andre." The two men turn over their hands, drawing a reaction from the onlookers:
Akkari:
Raymer:
The dealer spreads out the community cards:
. Akkari fails to find either of his out cards, and he is eliminated by The Fossilman. After dragging in that pot, Raymer has ticked over the 80,000 mark, and appears to be the chip leader at this point.
