LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$628,075
Entries
259
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Congratulations to Amer Sulaiman, your 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event Champion!
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Sulaimon will take home $172,095 in prize money for his first place finish -- the largest win of his poker-playing career.
Runner-up Sol Bergren was deeply disappointed after the match:
"I got run over once again," he told PokerNews. "I don't feel very good right now... third time in a major spot where I got second place again," said Bergren.
While second place is often bittersweet, Bergren will no doubt be able to use the $100,000+ he earned for second place to fund additional world travels. Bergren's finish here today was the second largest score of his young career.
Here's a quick look back at the rest of the final table results (and no, this tournament was not held in Canada):
1st: Amer Sulaiman (Canada) - $172,095
2nd: Sol Bergren (Canada) - $100,492
3rd: Rogelio Pardo (Costa Rica) - $61,551
4th: Eric Levesque (Canada) - $45,221
5th: Francis-Nicolas Bouchard (Canada) - $32,660
6th: Darren Keyes (Canada) - $26,380
7th: Carlos Giron (Guatemala) - $20,098
8th: Patrick De Koster (Netherlands) - $13,818
That concludes our coverage of the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Playa Conchal Main Event. Next week, the PokerNews live reporting team will be in two places at once, covering the PokerStars.com EPT Prague Main Event in the Czech Republic and the PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final in Australia.
Until then, from the Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort and Casino in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, good night and good luck!
Sol Bergren Eliminated in 2nd Place ($100,492)
. Sulaiman checked over to the shorter-stacked Bergren who bet 90,000. Sulaiman raised to 400,000 and then Bergren moved all in for just under 600,000. He was met by a call from Sulaiman and the hands were revealed:Bergren:
Sulaiman:
The turn brought the
, leaving Bergren with only eight outs to make a straight. The river was the 
and that was all she wrote. Failing to complete his straight, Sol Bergren was eliminated in second place, earning $100,492 for his runner-up finish.
Bergren Moves In Again
and Bergren fired 90,000. Amer Sulaiman called.The river was the
and Bergren moved all in. Sulaiman folded and Bergren picked up the pot.
Solar Eclipse
, Amer Sulaiman passed the first option to Sol Bergren who fired a 90,000 bet. Sulaiman called and the turn brought the 
.Sulaiman then led out with a 220,000 bet -- about 1/3 of Bergren's remaining stack.
"Ok, push it one time. Go!" Sulaiman prodded.
Despite the invite, Bergren folded leaving himself with approximately 630,000 in chips. Sulaiman stacked up a tournament-high 4,550,000 in chips after the hand.
Sol Shovin'
Big Update!
Scoreboard Update
Amer Sulaiman - 4,200,000
Sulaiman Rivers the Wheel
. Sol Bergren made the call and Sulaiman tabled 
for the wheel. He then requested to see Bergren's hand and Bergren's 
was turned over.
Bergren Wins First Two hands Post Break
Hand #1:
Amer Sulaiman raised to 180,000 preflop and Sol Bergren called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop of
to see the come on the turn. Bergren led for 200,000 and won the pot.Hand #2:
On the next hand, Bergren limped the button and Sulaiman raised to 220,000. Bergren then moved all in and Sulaiman folded.