2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José

LAPT San José Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José

Final Results
Winner
Ryan Fee
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$285,773
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Entries
219
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Bing Crosses the Line

Magnus Bing has been the life of the party at his table today, though some of his fellow table residents aren't finding any humor in his antics.

Earlier on, Bing was all in, and he stood up to announce it to the whole room. "I'm allllll in!" he shouted, drawing looks from everyone in attendance. "All in. This is what I do for a living! I am all in!" He ended up getting no action and sat back down to play cards.

Just moments ago, the floor was called over to Bing's table, and it wasn't the first time. A couple of the players complained that Bing had used the f-word, after having been warned about that earlier in the day. Bing insisted that he directed the profanity at himself, but Tournament Director Mike Ward stood his ground. "Sorry, that's a one-orbit penalty."

"Okay," said Bing. "Orbit which, this table or that table?" As he spoke, he began running laps around the adjacent table, counting off the rounds. "Two orbits," he said. "I just gave two orbits." Ward wasn't laughing though, and forced Bing to step away from the table, as the other players continued to complain.

Gill Earns Some Back

Carter Gill has been sliding in the wrong direction for most of the day. Just before the last break, Gill looked at the clock and asked, "How long do we have? Damn, I don't want to last until the break!"

Down to his last 3,000 chips or so, he moved all in holding {A-?} {9-?}, and was up against a single opponent holding {A-?} {7-?}.

Gill's kicker managed to hold, and he earned a much-needed double up, sitting now with 7,200 chips in front of him.

Tags: Carter Gill

Deuces Wild for Ramdin

Victor Ramdin and Joseph Bolnick have tangled a couple times in sizable pots, and we find them going at it again.

On the flop, the board read {K-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}. Ramdin led out with 3,000 chips and Bolnick made the call.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs}, and both men checked.

The river was the {2-Clubs}. Ramdin loads the gun again and fires 6,000 chips. Bolnick goes deep into the tank for several minutes, eyeing up his opponent, who is seated just to his right. Finally, he does put in the call, and Ramdin quickly turns over {2-Spades} {2-Diamonds}. It's the winner, as Bolnick mucks his hand with a disgusted look on his face. With that, Ramdin has chipped back up to 31,000, just where he was an hour or so ago.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

No More Liv

After struggling most of the day, Liv Boeree has just been eliminated from the tournament field. Never once getting above her starting stack, she smiled, wished her table luck, and made her way to the exit.

Doubling De La Guardia

Jose De La Guardia picked his spot, moving all in from the button for his last 3,350. The small blind passed, but from the big blind, Maria Mayrinck said, "I gotta call." Indeed she did match the bet, putting De La Guardia's tournament life on the line.


Showdown:

De La Guardia: {4-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Mayrinck: {A-Spades} {J-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {5-Clubs}. De La Guardia takes down the pot with a full house, earning a double up to just under 7,000. "Nice hand," said Mayrinck with a shrug. She has taken a little step back to 13,500.

Tags: Jose De La GuardiaMaria Mayrinck

Teaching a Pro

Ramdin Listens to an Implied Odds Lesson
Ramdin Listens to an Implied Odds Lesson
Between hands a moment ago, and while getting a massage, Victor Ramdin got a rise out of his table with an interesting question.

"Guys, can someone explain to me what implied odds are? I'm not joking. I just play poker, I don't know what implied odds means."

The table glanced at Ramdin, with some of them chuckling under their breath, but he re-iterated, "I'm serious, I have no idea."

Table mate Carter Gill took a moment to explain what implied odds were, with Ramdin nodding in understanding. He seemed satisfied with the explanation, and returned to his cards and his neck rub.

It's not every day you can give a poker lesson to Victor Ramdin.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Tough Going for Boeree

Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree has been finding it tough to get anything going so far today. In a recent pot, she was in the small blind, and four players, including Humberto Brenes saw a cheap flop.

It came {3-Clubs} {K-Spades} {9-Hearts}, and all four players checked.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and Boeree led out with 700 chips. The big blind and Brenes both folded, but she got action from the opponent in middle position.

Fifth street brought the {A-Spades}. Boeree paused for a minute before checking, and her opponent quickly announced, "All in." Boeree looked a bit flustered as she instantly slid her cards into the muck.

It's slow going, but Liv is still in decent shape with 6,000 chips.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25