2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal
LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event
Day: 2
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
Filter
(1)
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The players have returned from the break and the cards are back in the air. While we were on break, Lynn Gilmartin caught up with Andre Akkari:
and was given action by Ivan Freitez who looked him up with 
.No drama here, as Freitez spiked a king on the flop to end Fernandez's run.
"You could always make up something more exciting," joked Rory Graham, who had been sitting next to Fernandez all day.
"The hand that actually happened was pretty boring."
In any case, over on Table 1, Steven Merrifield is continuing to add to his stack with the recent elimination of short-stack Michael Malone.
Malone opened shoved holding
and was called by Merrifield who tabled a pocket pair of kings. The board then filled out
and Merrifield took down the pot with kings full, to move to 213,000 in chips.
and action was checked by both players.The turn brought the
. Alvarado fired 4,800 after his opponent checked. The player made the call and the 
was then placed on the river. The big blind checked and Alvarado fired 12,800. The big blind tanked, but eventually made the call. Alvarado tabled 
for a broadway straight and scooped the pot. He moved to 125,000 chips after that hand.On the very next hand, Alvarado raised to 3,400. The next player to act reraised to 8,500. When action fell back on Alvarado, he moved all in and his opponent called.
Alvarado held
and his opponent 
.The board ran out
, forcing Alvarado to send over 56,000 chips to his opponent. He's now back down to 69,000.
Carlos Giron - 200,000
Andre Akkari - 28,000
Fred Dykes - 210,000
William Reynolds - 48,000
Alex Gomes - 95,000
.Action checked to Maguire and he bet 4,200. Only the under-the-gun player called.
The turn brought the
. Maguire fired 11,400 after the player checked to him and would win the pot. He now has 185,000 chips and is seated to the immediate left of Steven Merrifield who has 193,000.
We didn't quite see how all of the money found its way into the middle, but we can tell you that Moreno's pocket kings held up against Akkari's eights, after the board filled out
.
