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2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$628,075
Entries
259
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 259
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to Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck. She fired 1,600. The player behind her called the bet and the first player called as well.The river completed the board with the
, pairing the board. The first player checked and then Maridu checked as well, eyeing the final opponent as she did so. The third and last player to act fired 3,000. The first player quickly folded and then Maridu followed suit. The player that won the hand showed 
to the table."Nice hand, I should have called." said Maridu.
After a moment, another player at the tabled asked Maridu, "Are you a celebrity? Should I know you?" Maridu just smiled and gave a little laugh. She's sitting on 19,000 chips.
"Big fold, big fold." said Brenes, dropping to 15,125.
Plastik increased his stack to 24,000.
. Fukui checked and so did the limper. Action fell on the preflop raiser and he made a bet of 2,500. Both his opponents called.The turn brought the
. Action was checked around by all three players before the 
fell on the river.Fukui was first to act and checked. The next player bet 2,500. The third player folded and then Fukui made the call. Fukui showed
to beat his opponent's 
and rake in the pot.Scooping in that rather large pot in the early goings put Fukui up to 35,000 chips.
From the minute you step off the plane, you can sense that there's something different about this place. The "Ticans," (another word for Costa Ricans) are known for their kindness and hospitality, and it shows in every aspect of life.
Down here, the Ticans live in "Pura Vida," defined as a state of happiness, peace and tranquility brought about by political stability and freedom. Fittingly, the country hasn't owned an army since 1948.
Here are some quick facts about our host venue's country:
Official name: Republica de Costa Rica
Language: Spanish
Currency: Costa Rican Colon (currently 1.00 USD = 558.05 CRC)
Time zone: UTC (GMT -6)
Capital city: San José
Population: 4.5 million
Average temperature: 22°C (72°F)
Happy Planet Index ranking: 1
Jean-Robert Bellande - 5,600
Gualtar Salles - 20,800
J.C. Alvarado - 24,700
Humberto Brenes - 17,450
Leo Fernandez - 22,700
Maridu Mayrinck - 19,400
Victor Ramdin - 28,000
Paul Magriel - 27,000
Alex Fitzgerald - 19,600
Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck raised to 450 before the next player moved all in for 1,700. The all-in player was the same played that bluffed with ace-jack against Maridu earlier. The action then folded around to the big blind and he asked what he could raise to. After some talk with the table and the dealer to see what he could make it, he reraised to 3,000 even. Maridu moved all in after the raise and then the big blind folded, showing pocket tens. Maridu tabled 
against the short-stack player's 
.
The flop came down 
, hitting a set for the all-in player and putting Maridu behind. The turn brought the 
and then the river the 
. The short stack player tripled up while Maridu did win the small side pot to get some chips back and now has about 16,000
After the hand, the dealer was a little confused making change for everyone and giving the correct amount to each player. Maridu jumped in and helped, explaining to the dealer who needed what and how much.
Lynn had a chat to Maridu about the hand, and a whole lot more:
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The cards are back in the air and we're moving on to Level 3. While we were on break, Lynn caught up with Team PokerStars Pro Gaulter Salles:
