2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
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

Saint Bernard

A player in early position moved all in, pushing his last 6,850 in chips forward. Two seats behind him, an opponent came over the top, all in for his remaining 13,875. Action passed around to the button, where Cyril Bernard looked down at {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. He too shipped it all in for 11,250. When the hands were turned up, he saw that he was up against {4-Spades} {4-Clubs} and {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} respectively.

The board ran out {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. 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.

Tags: Cyril Bernard