$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata
$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,411,350
Entries
291
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
Day 1a Complete
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140 runners played on Day 1a of the $5,200 buy-in PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata otherwise known as the "Happy City" to local Argentinians. How could anyone be sad with miles of beaches and a handful of casinos, not to mention all those leggy models mingling around the tournament area?
The field was peppered with a handful of Team PokerStars Pros and sponsored players such as Boris Becker. Unfortunately for Becker, his fiancee Lilly Kerssenberg outlasted the tennis legend when he busted out in the early levels. The stylish Kerssenberg found herself at Chris Moneymaker's table and busted out soon after.
Maria 'Maridu' Mayrinck, a Team PokerStars Pro from Brazil was one of the early casualties, while Chris Moneymaker struggled early on because every single player in the room was gunning for him. Although Moneymaker quickly adjusted and went deep into the night, but he busted out around midnight and failed to advance to Day 2.
Three South American model/actresses were also in the mix on Day 1a. They included Vanessa Machado and Angelita Feijo from Brazil and Geraldine Neumann from Argentina. Sadly, none of the former models advanced to Day 2.
Shortly after the dinner break, Jaime Ateneloff emerged as the chip leader. The retired businessman from Uruguay became the first player to surpass the 100,000 chip mark. He had to hold off the young gun from Maltazan, Mexico named Jorge Landazuri De Los Rios. One of the members of the Costa Rican press dubbed Jorge "the Latin Kid Poker." And yes, the 19-year old kid barely looked old enough to gain entrance in the casino, let alone challenge Ateneloff for the chip lead. When Day 1a ended, Jaime Ateneloff finished up with 108,400 and the overall chip lead. Jorge Landazuri De Los Rios ended Day 1a with almost 96,300 in chips.
Day 1b will commence at Noon local time on Friday (GMT -3). Check back in with PokerNews.com for live coverage and videos.
Here are the official end of Day 1a chip counts:
Jaime Ateneloff (Uruguay) - 108,300
Eduardo Santi (Argentina) - 96, 300
Jorge Landazuri De Los Rios (Mexico) - 96,300
Damian Salas (Argentina) - 74,200
Pablo Damian Tinca (Argentina) - 65,500
Hector Luis Aceval (Argentina) - 64,000
Jose Barbero (Argentina) - 62,200
Daniel Alfredo Bizoza (Uruguay) - 60,000
Walter Oaquim (Brazil) - 60,000
Angel Manuel Guillen Pereda (Mexico) - 58,500
Hugo Spangerberg (Argentina) - 57,300
Eduardo Oscar Camia (Argentina) - 56,500
Ryan Smith (United States) - 51,100
Juan Serrano (Argentina) - 50,600
Daniel Reijmer (Netherlands) - 49,300
Lautaro Curi (Argentina) - 45,700
Julian De Berti (Argentina) - 40,000
Carlos Javier Benatuil (Argentina) - 38,000
Daniel Asis (Argentina) - 36,800
Jose Nadal (Mexico) - 35,800
Martha Eneida Herrera Gonzalez (Mexico) - 35,600
Tamara Yael Szaingurten (Argentina) - 34,600
Juan Pablo Reverter (Argentina) - 32,800
Pat Van Dijk (Netherlands) - 32,100
Rodrigo Caprioli (Unknown) - 26,400
Diego Allan Gartner Ferrer (Spain) - 25,300
Jose Cassano (Argentina) - 23,800
Martha Herrera Has Alligator Blood in Her Veins
. She was all ready to leave the tournament area, when she spiked a Jack on the river to double up. She hung on since then and managed to be one of the 27 players on Day 1a who advanced to Day 2.
28 Players Remaining
One to Go
Nothing to See Here....
Top 5 Chip Counts
Jorge Landazuri (PokerStars Qualifier) - 83,000
Daniel Reijmer (PokerStars Qualifier) - 80,000
Jorge Gandazo - 76,000
Damian Salas - 71,000
Back from Break
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Players Take a Ten Minute Break