2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

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

Día 3 Terminó!

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
It took a bit longer than expected, but Day 3 of the PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este is complete. Ten hours after play began, the final table of eight is set, with Norbert Ludger leading the way. His tournament was in jeopardy early today in a hand with Stephen Chidwick, but Ludger's straight draw got there against Chidwick's two pair. With 13 players left, he won the biggest pot of the tournament thus far with a turned full house, beautifully enticing his opponent to bluff all in with just ace-high.

Team PokerStars Pros Jose "Nacho" Barbero and Humberto Brenes hoped to make it to the final eight, but only one of them did. Brenes lost a key hand with pocket jacks against pocket kings and would not recover, busting in 16th. Barbero's day was spent mostly on the shorter end of chips, but he got a boost on the final hand when he eliminated Ernesto Panno on the final table bubble.

We'll see you right back here tomorrow at noon local time (though play is rumored to start around one o'clock) for what promises to be an exciting day on the felt. Until then, goodnight and buenas noches from Punta del Este!

Seat 1: Roman Suarez - 403,000
Seat 2: Norbert Ludger - 1,596,000
Seat 3: Jose "Nacho" Barbero - 548,000
Seat 4: Bernardo Dias - 840,000
Seat 5: Andres Korn - 503,000
Seat 6: Nicolas Cardyn - 988,000
Seat 7: Daniela Zapiello - 560,000
Seat 8: Marco Caicedo - 666,000