Fabian Ortiz is among the 140+ players in today's field. The local player from Argentina became the first ever Latin player to win an event on the LAPT when he finished in first place for the LAPT Vina del Mar in Chile. Ortiz collected $141,426 for his victory and is trying to become the first player to win two LAPT events.
After approximately 85 minutes of player, Ortiz's stack is around 9,800.
The crowd surrounding Boris Becker has thinned a bit, as has the former Wimbledon champion's stack. A long, slow slide sees him with just 3,550 of the 10,000 he started with.
That question was posed to me no less than a dozen times in the first level. I shrugged my shoulders as several members of the international press hovered around her table and snapped photos.
Luckily, PokerNews reporter Joanna got the scoop on the blonde. Her name is Geraldine Neumann from Argentina and she a model. She's also the sister of a famous model/actress named Nicole Neumann.
Boris Becker sported a swanky gray stripe suit today. That's much different attire than the all white tennis outfits he wore during his days of dominating Wimbledon.
As his stack slipped under 1,000, Becker took off his suit jacket and flung it over his chair. That was his way of telling his tablemates that he's digging in deep and attempting to mount a comeback.
The legendary Boris Becker is nevermore. He was down to his last 600 and made a final stand with . The big blind called with . Becker's opponent flopped a ten and took the lead. Becker's hand did not improve and he quietly hit the rail.
Becker's wife is still in the event. She took a seat next to Chris Moneymaker.