2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 1
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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
Total Entries
307
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 307

Humberto No Bloff!

It's hard to catch Humberto Brenes involved in a pot, but we managed to just moments ago!

Under the gun, Brenes opened it up to 1,800. He found a call from a young player in the one seat, and the two men went heads up to the flop. It came out {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, and both men checked. The turn brought the {A-Hearts} and two more checks, and the {4-Clubs} on the river put four to a flush on board.

When Brenes checked the last time, his opponent flicked a blue T5,000 chip into the pot. Humberto had just about 16,000 chips left, and he wasted no time making the call. His opponent's cards went straight into the muck, much to Humberto's delight.

He didn't have to table his hand to win the pot, and he initially did not. Then the chatter started. "You never bloff Humberto!" he said in that hilariously patronizing tone he's so adept at. "Humberto no bloff!" With that, he flashed the {9-Hearts}. "That one's red!" he announced. Then, he flashed his other card, the {J-Hearts}. "You see? This one's red too!"

"You were lucky this time," quipped his opponent, the two men smirking at each other.

"Lucky?? Lucky?!?" begged Humberto. Just for good measure, he repeated, "Humberto no bloff!"

Mr. Brenes is up to about 24,000 after that hand, the first time we've seen him above his starting stack all day.