LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day: 1
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
Day 1 Is a Wrap
Team PokerStars PRO was heavily represented by the likes of Humberto Brenes, JC Alvarado, Angel Guillen, Alexandre Gomes, Andre Akkari, and Victor Ramdin amongst others. All but one of the Team PokerStars PROS made it to the bag-and-tag portion of the day. Sadly, it was Team Argentina Pro Veronica Dabul who fell short of reaching Day 2.
Some of the other big names in the field were David Plastik, Jon Friedberg, Paul "X-22" Magriel, and Jean-Robert Bellande, all of whom failed to reach the bag and tag portion of the day.
Rob Woodcock looks to be at the top of the leaderboard at the end of Day 1. He may not be a household name in the poker world yet, but it's important to note that Woodcock was the chip leader coming out of Day 1 at this event last year. From there, he eventually went on to finish in ninth place. Also around the top of the pack are big stacks Daniel Mar and Tyler Netter.
Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time and we hope to see you right back here for all the live coverage!
A Stinky River
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.Mar held a pocket pair of sixes and his opponent,
.The river blanked (
), and the two shook hands before the dealer pushed the pot in Mar's direction.After the crowd dispersed, several players at the table starting waving hands in front of their noses, suggesting that someone had just crop-dusted the table.
"What a stinky river card," one player joked.
After the hand, Mar stacked up just over 130,000 in chips.
Alvarado's Check-raise Fails
and Alvarado checked. The big blind fired 2,500 and Alvrado called.The turn brought the
and Alvarado check-called another bet of 2,500. The river was the 
and Alvrado checked again. This time it wasn't to check-call, but instead to check-raise. After his opponent bet 3,000, Alvarado raised to 14,000. The player made the call and waited for Alvrado to turn up 
for just a pair of twos. The big blind then tabled 
to win the pot.Alvarado slipped to 26,400 chips.
Fitzgerald Makes a Call with Queen High
and Fitzgerald fired a continuation bet. He was called by only one player who he's been battling with all day.The turn brought the
and with over 15,000 in the middle, Fitzgerald checked. His opponent checked behind.The river was the
and Fitzgerald checked again. His opponent fired 5,600. The bet prompted Fitzgerald to sit upright in his chair and remove his headphones. He studied for about a minute and then tossed in the call.His opponent tabled a counterfeited hand, showing the
. Fitzgerald tabled 
, playing his queen-high kicker along with the two pair on board. HIs hand was good and he raked in the pot. He's now up to 43,000 chips.
Gomes Drops the Jack-hammer
. His opponent held .The board ran out clean for Gomes:
. He's now back up to 53,000 chips.
Prizepool and Payout Information Released
The top 40 finishers will earn a paycheck, with 40th place scheduled to take home $3,454. Playa Conchal's eventual winner will earn the grand prize of $172,095.
Visit our Prizepool and Payouts page for a complete breakdown of el dinero.
The Younger Brenes Takes One Down
. The player called and then the turn brought the .Action checked to Brenes and he fired 7,000, winning the pot after his opponent folded. He now has 39,000 chips and more than his pops does.
Cards Back in the Air
Coloring Up