Bye, Bye, Brenes
, and he was called down by an opponent who held 
, and who had Brenes slightly covered.The flop was dry for both players, coming
. Lightning struck for Brenes on the turn though, as the 
vaulted him into the lead. It wasn't meant to be though. The 
peeled off on fifth street, robbing Brenes of the remainder of his chips.Alex Brenes was the runner-up in the last LAPT event, last season's finale in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Though he outlasted brother Humberto today, Alex will fail to match that second-place effort this time around, as he is relinquished to the rail late in Day 1.