2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata

$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠j♥
Prize
$381,030
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,411,350
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
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Ibuki Fukui Loses Chips

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Ibuki Fukui wandered over to the media desk at the break to inform us of his status. During Level 4, he took a couple of big hits and slipped to 4,000. Despite the setback, he said that he was trying to remain positive.

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Sorry Charlie, No Brazilian Models Today

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The hostesses
The hostesses
Much to the chagrin of some of our readers, there are no Brazilian models playing on Day 1b because they all played on Day 1a. However, there are plenty of Argentinian models acting as "hostesses" mingling around the lounge area and on the rail. I'm still trying to figure out what their exact purpose is at the event. But needless to say, the players are enjoying their splendid hospitality.

Always There to Help

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He's everywhere he's needed
He's everywhere he's needed
Two players at Joe Hachem's table found themselves all in after a {10-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Spades} flop. One held {K-?} {Q-?} for top pair, the other held {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for a flush draw. And a straight draw (actually a straight-flush draw), as the sharp-eyed among you probably also noticed.

But the player with the {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} apparently was bedazzled by his diamonds, because after the {9-Spades} turned (giving him the straight) and the {5-Spades} fell on the river he stood up, rapped the table, and started pushing his chips toward the dealer. He'd actually turned away from the table before Hachem pulled out his earbuds and took the guy's wrist. The player turned around and Hachem explained that, yes, he'd won the hand. He grinned from ear to ear as he stacked his surprise winnings, while the loser had to console himself with a masseuse kneading his shoulders.

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Umbrella Man Update

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"Under my umbrella, ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh..."
"Under my umbrella, ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh..."
We interrupt this normally scheduled broadcast for breaking news about... Umbrella Man. Since the peanut gallery requested an update on Umbrella Man, I'm happy to say that Zach Hall is still alive and well with 19,500 in chips or approximately 5,000 above the average stack.

And yes, he's still wearing the umbrella.

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Chess > Backgammon > Poker

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Leo relaxing earlier in the day
Leo relaxing earlier in the day
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez from Argentina began playing chess when he was five years old. By the age of 18, he became an International Chess Master. Looking for a change of pace, he turned his sights onto backgammon and quickly mastered that game. At one point he was ranked as one of the top 10 backgammon players in the world. It was inevitable that Leo would find himself playing poker. He quickly picked up the game and competed in tournaments all over the world.

The former chess and backgammon whiz has been a regular on the PokerStars.net LAPT. His most impressive feat included a 247th-place finish (out of 6,844 runners) at the 2008 WSOP Main Event.

In the opening level of Day 1b, Fernandez took a massive hit and lost over 90 percent of his stack. He welcomed the challenge and slowly built his 1,100 stack up to almost 7,000. Most players would have thrown away the rest of his stack, but he battled back to stay alive. He faded almost one-third of today's field with a shortest of short stacks.

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Clearing Out the Angle Shooters

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TD steps in to stop an angle shooter
TD steps in to stop an angle shooter
There was a situation at Gualter Salles' table with a player who was angle-shooting all afternoon. The player would call out of turn before his opponents in front of him raised. Then he'd take back his bet. He was warned for his actions yet persisted his low-brow tactics.

A few minutes ago, when the player attempted his slippery move, the Tournament Director stepped in and made a ruling that the player had to call the original raise instead of removing his bet in previous instances. The TD hoped that would curtail the angle shooting.

Maria Stern Doubles Up

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Maria Stern
Maria Stern
Running a bit low on chips and under the gun, Maria Stern pushed forward her last 5,750 and the other players folded in turn. Until Maura Harris, sitting in the big blind, started thinking the situation over.

There's one piece of information that certainly colored her decision-making process--during the deal the {K-Spades} had been exposed. Maria set her glasses atop her cards as Maura counted out the chips required for a call.

"You look happy and confident," Maura said and Maria quickly replied, "I am, baby!" Stern warmed the room with a radiant smile...right up to the point where Harris called. And showed {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} to Stern's {A-Spades} {8-Spades}. "I thought you were really strong," Harris said as a crowd gathered around.

The {Q-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {9-Spades} flop kept Harris in the lead but on the turn, the {8-Diamonds} fell. With the exposed king out of play Maura needed to hit her two-outer but instead the {J-Spades} fell on the river. Maria doubled up to around 12,000 while Maura saw her stack slip to 8,000.

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