2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Jose Ignacio Barbero
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$279,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Entries
307
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

"Final" Table Redraw

1. Roman Suarez - 457,000
2. Norbert Ludger - 1,157,000
3. Jose Ignacio Barbero - 404,000
4. Bernardo da Silveira Dias - 525,000
5. Ernesto Panno - 584,000
6. Andres Korn - 764,000
7. Nicolas Cardyn - 815,000
8. Daniela de Lima Zapiello - 902,000
9. Marco A. Caicedo - 429,000

1 vs. 8

We're down to the final nine players, and that means it time to consolidate the field. The survivors are all up on stage now, getting ready to pack themselves around the lone television table. It'll be a few more minutes before play gets going again.

We'll play on for one more knockout before bagging and tagging the chips for tomorrow's official final table.

Cesar Mostafa Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,590)

Cesar Mostafa - 10th Place
Cesar Mostafa - 10th Place
Two hands led to Cesar Mostafa's demise. The first one did most of the damage. Andres Korn raised to 55,000 in the cutoff and Cesar Mostofa re-raised to 120,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Korn made the call, leading to a {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades} flop.

Korn immediately shoved and Mostafa did not take very long in making the call. The hands were:

Korn: {A-Spades}{2-Spades}
Mostafa {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The {K-Clubs} turn kept Mostafa ahead, but the {K-Spades} river gave Korn the flush. Down to 170,000, Mostafa shoved two hands later with {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, running into Roman Suarez's {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}.

No help came for Mostafa, out in 10th place for $14,590.

Tags: Andres KornCesar Mostafa

Jose Luis Capdevila Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,500)

Jose Luis Capdevila - 11th Place
Jose Luis Capdevila - 11th Place
Jose Luis Capdevila got himself all in before the flop with {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}, and he found action from Bernardo Dias who had his opponent slightly covered.

Showdown
Capdevila: {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs}
Dias: {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

The flop rolled out {3-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts}, and it became clear that a big percentage of the spectators are Dias fans as the room erupted with cheers. The turn {6-Spades} left Capdevila drawing dead to two outs, and the {K-Clubs} that rivered was not one of them.

That's the end of the day for Capdevila, making his exit in 11th place.

Tags: Bernardo DiasJose Luis Capdevila

Clas Thorsell Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,500)

Clas Thorsell - 12th Place
Clas Thorsell - 12th Place
Bernardo Dias opened with an under-the-gun raise to 45,000. Ernesto Panno made the call in middle position, and the tabled folded around to the tiny-stacked Clas Thorsell. He had just 59,000 chips left including the big blind he had posted, and he elected to just flat-call.

The flop brought {2-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {9-Clubs}, and Thorsell put his remaining 14,000 chips into the pot. Dias and Panno quickly called, though the floor made them each put in the minimum bet of 20,000. They would check-check through the turn {7-Clubs} and the river {A-Clubs}.

"Flush," said Panno, tabling {J-Clubs} {6-Clubs}. Thorsell seemed a bit upset as if he would have won the hand barring Panno's clubs. In any event, he quietly wished his table luck and headed off to the payout desk to collect 12th-place money.

Tags: Bernardo DiasClas ThorsellErnesto Panno

Martin Sansour Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,420)

Martin Sansour - 13th Place
Martin Sansour - 13th Place
Martin Sansour opened to 65,000 in the hijack and Norbert Ludger made the call on the button.

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Sansour quickly checked. Ludger fired 97,000 into the middle and Sansour was not going anywhere, putting in a raise of 200,000 more. Ludger took his time, eventually making the call. The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and Sansour shoved.

Ludger immediately called and tabled {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}, having the hand won against Sansour's {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. The river was a meaningless {10-Hearts} and Martin Sansour was sent to the rail in 13th place.

Norbert Ludger is at the top of the counts with 1,230,000.

Tags: Martin Sansour