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2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 2
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In the biggest of the three, Chidwick raised to 6,600 from the hijack and Chreem defended his big blind. The flop came down
and Chreem check-called 8,500 from Chidwick. The turn was the 
and again he check-called a bet from Chidwick, this time 15,000.The river brought the
and Chreem checked it once again. Chidwick bet 28,000, but was met with an immediate all in. Chidwick folded and Chreem turned up 
.The late rush has boosted Chreem's stack to 270,000.
, and there were already about 45,000 chips in the pot. Daniela de Lima Zapiello fired out 25,000, and Ernesto Panno went into the tank for a minute. It was hard to tell, but it looked like a pretty non-convincing acting job as Panno seemed to be pained by the bet. Finally, he called.The river filled out the board with the
, and Zapiello passed this time. After spending another minute with a scowl on his face, Panno fired out 60,000 at the pot, and Zapiello's cards instantly hit the muck.We never saw Panno's cards, but he seemed quite disappointed in his opponent's fold. Despite that setback, Zapiello still has the chip lead with about 335,000.
. The all-in player appeared to be content to race for his tournament life with his 
.The board ran down blank, coming
. That failed to improve the overcards of the at-risk (and now-eliminated) player, and he wished his table luck before departing.Barbero raked in yet another pot, and he's very quickly approaching 300,000 after adding those chips to his pile.
Showdown
Capdevila:
Roca:
The flop was pretty useless for the pocket jacks as it came
. The on the turn wasn't any help either, but the river card was certainly a bit more useful. The 
ripped off the deck, giving Roca the surprise trips and securing his eleventh-hour double up. He's all the way up to about 115,000 courtesy of that timely two outer.
The flop came down
and she checked to her opponent. He wasted little time moving all in for 30,000 with 
and she didn't waste much time in making the call with 
.The
hit the turn and for good measure she made a straight on the river with the 
, vaulting her to 345,000.
Daniela de Lima Zapiello is now at the head of this class, sitting pretty with a stack of 280,000. She's one of two remaining ladies in the field, and she's miles ahead of her fellow-female Veronica Dabul. Her towering stacks put her clearly in front of the other 56 men in the room, and Zapiello's rise to the top is no fluke. She's picked her spots well for two days straight, losing small pots and winning big ones.
It looks like she's involved in another big pot right now...
On a board of
, Humberto Brenes and Clas Thorsell had built a pot of about 15,000 chips in the middle of the table. Brenes was first to speak, and he led out with 12,700 chips.Thorsell went deep into the tank for a minute or two as Brenes hummed away to the music on his iPod. Eventually, he began singing along quietly, and another minute or two of this serenade passed. Finally, Thorsell made the call. Brenes knocked the table, unwilling to show. He had a complete bluff, and Thorsell must have been proud to show up
, his king good enough to win that sizable pot.
against Stephen Chidwick's .The board fell
, upping Chidwick's stack to 220,000.
, Jose Ignacio Barbero bet 20,000 into a pot of about 30,000.
His opponent in the hand called, bringing out the
on the river. Barbero took a few moments before betting 33,000, forcing a fold from his opposition. Barbero turned up with a smile and is up to 265,000.
