LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event Day 3 | 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal

LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event

Day 3 Completed

11-21-2009 21:33 UTC-5

Adios, Day 3

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After an action-packed day of poker in Playa Conchal, we're down to our final eight.

The day began with 30 players from as close as Costa Rica to as far as Romania. Team PokerStars Pros Alex Gomes and Maria Mayrinck were sent packing early on, as was wily Tican Rory Graham.

When all was said and done, the day belonged to Sol Bergren, who finished the day atop the leaderboard with 1,327,000 in chips, followed not-so-closely behind by Canadian Eric Levesque.

Players will be drawing for seats tomorrow morning before play starts. Here's how your final eight finished the day, in chip count order:

Sol Bergren - 1,327,000
Eric Levesque - 694,000
Rogelio Pardo - 685,000
Amer Sulaiman - 604,000
Darren Keyes - 672,000
Francis-Nicolas Bouchard - 564,000
Carlos Giron - 400,000
Patrick De Koster - 340,000

Action is scheduled to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time tomorrow afternoon when the remaining eight players battle it out for Costa Rican poker supremacy. Join us then for our continued coverage of the 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Playa Conchal Main Event.

Until then, from the Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort and Casino, good night and good luck!

11-21-2009 21:25 UTC-5

Pandilica Alin Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,107)

donpeters

Eric Levesque raised to 61,000 from first position. Severely short-stacked Pandilica Alin called all in for 49,000. The big blind, Francis-Nicolas Bouchard called as well.

Alin stood from his seat and caught eyes with Carlos Giron who was seated next to him. Alin asked, "You want to see my hand?" to Giron as the crowd began to stir and the dealer was pulling in the chips. Alin slid his hand over a foot or two and picked it up, showing Giron the {10-Diamonds}

. He then said, "You know this hand, right?" and the two laughed.

The flop was dealt {7-Hearts}

and both remaining players checked. The turn was the {J-Spades}

with Bouchard and Levesque checking again. The river was the {5-Diamonds}

and Bouchard looked as if he wanted to make a bet, but decided on checking. Levesque also checked, revealing the hands.

Bouchard: {8-Spades}

Levesque:

Alin:

Bouchard had made a straight and would take the pot, eliminating Alin in 9th place and eneding the day.

Tags: Carlos Giron Eric Levesque Francis-Nicolas Bouchard Pandilica Alin

11-21-2009 21:13 UTC-5

Alin Crippled by Bouchard

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Action folded around to Francis-Nicolas Bouchard on the button who open-shoved all in for a total of 210,000. Eric Levesque folded his small blind and then the action fell to Pandilica Alin who asked for a count.

Once the dealer confirmed the number with the floorman, Alin announced, "OK, I call." Moments later the cards were on their backs:

Alin: {A-Diamonds}

Bouchard:

"Anything can happen here," injected Levesque, never missing an opportunity to offer his two cents.

The dealer then filled out the board: {9-Clubs}

in favor of Bouchard, who doubled through to just under 500,000 in chips. Alin was left with just 68,000 in the loss.

11-21-2009 21:02 UTC-5

Sulaiman Shoves Against Levesque

donpeters

Amer Sulaiman raised to 52,000 from the button and Eric Levesque reraised to 152,000 from the big blind. Sulaiman tanked while Levesque sat motionless in his chair. Sulaiman tried to get Levesque to talk, but he wouldn't say a word, a rarity at the table. Sulaiman stood from his chair and looked to the tournament clock to see how much he would make if he busted in 9th place. Then he sat back down for another minute or so before moving all in for around 450,000.

Levesque snap-folded, giving Sulaiman the pot. The entire table congratulated Sulaiman on winning the hand.

"Good play, good play." said Pandilia Alin.

"Nice move." said Carlos Giron as he pounded fists with Sulaiman.

Clearly, Levesque is the bad guy at the table.

Tags: Amer Sulaiman Carlos Giron Eric Levesque Pandilica Alin

11-21-2009 20:38 UTC-5

Back From Break

donpeters

The players are back in their seats and hand-for-hand play continues.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

11-21-2009 20:31 UTC-5

Scoreboard Update

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Here's a look at how our remaining nine players stand at what will likely be our last break of the evening:

Sol Bergren - 1,375,000
Eric Levesque - 850,000
Rogelio Pardo - 676,000
Darren Keyes - 519,000
Amer Sulaiman - 484,000
Carlos Giron - 460,000
Patrick De Koster - 440,000
Francis-Nicolas Bouchard - 245,000
Pandilica Alin - 240,000

11-21-2009 20:24 UTC-5

Break

donpeters

The players are on another 15-minute break.

11-21-2009 20:23 UTC-5

Keyes Doubles

donpeters

Darren Keyes and Patrick De Koster got into it in the last hand before the break. We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading {J-Hearts}

.

Keyes checked to De Koster, who bet 45,000. It was CRAI (check-raise all in) time for Keyes, moving in for 220,000. De Koster tanked, but eventually made the call.

De Koster held {K-Spades}

and Keyes held {K-Diamonds}

. De Koster needed a heart that didn't pair the board to make a flush or else keyes Would double up.

The river was red, but not a heart when the {2-Diamonds}

hit the felt. Keyes doubled up over 500,000. De Koster slipped to 438,000.