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2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Rosario
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Rosario
Buy-in
$4,700
Prize Pool
$1,176,200
Entries
254
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Full House for Akkari
With a board reading 
, the player in Seat 7 bet 1,000 into a pot containing approximately 6,000. Andre Akkari took a second to think it over before making the call. Seat 7 showed 
for a full house, but Akkari revealed 
for a bigger full house. He is now up to around 25,000.
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Habernig on a Heater; Moneymaker Not So Hot
Matthias Habernig, fresh off his win in the 2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Florianopolis event, has had a quick start to the day. He just busted yet another opponent, and in just a level and a half of play, has more than tripled his stack to 62,000!
On the opposite end of the spectrum, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker is in rough shape. He's down to around 6,000 and not looking happy.
Salles Sliding
After jumping out to an early lead, Gualter Salles has found a spot of trouble. He raised to 350 from middle position, and the next player to act flatted. They went heads up to a 
flop, and Salles bet out 600. His opponent made it 2,000 total, and Salles called. He checked the 
turn, and the other player moved all in for 4,500. Salles called to see that his opponent had flopped a set with 
. Salles had a flush draw and a not-so-helpful top pair with 
. The 
on the river was a blank, and Salles doubled up his opponent, dropping to 14,800.
Ramdin Loses a Little
In a recent hand over at Victor Ramdin's table, Seat 4 limped for 150 only to have Ramdin raise to 325. The player in the cutoff reraised to 850 and the small blind decided to tag along. After Seat 4 got out of the way, Ramdin made the call to see the flop three-way.
It went check-check to the cutoff when the flop came down 
. That player bet 1,200 only to have the small blind raise to 3,000. and When action was back on Ramdin, he looked as though he was going to make a move, counting and stacking his chips; however, after a moment's hesitation he simply muck. The cutoff did the same and the small blind was able to take down a small pot. Ramdin is down about 5,000 from the original 20,000 starting stack.
Notable Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
43,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
||
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
12,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
P.O.V.
The LAPT video production team here is going for a truly authentic look. They've rigged a motorcycle helmet with a large camera and seated their cameraman at one of the tournament tables to catch the action from a player's perspective. However, it's taken awhile to set him up at the table and to position the rest of the table ideally for a few posed shots. They haven't seen an actual hand in at least 10 minutes, and some of the players are getting a little antsy.
Big Time Players
The LAPT Grand Final has drawn some of the biggest names in poker. Former World Champion Chris Moneymaker is seated in the far corner of the room; likewise, fellow Team USA pros Dennis Phillips and Victor Ramdin are in action.
Limit hold'em master Terrence Chan is seated right next to Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck. Other players spread throughout the room include 2004 French Open champ Gastón Gaudio, 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata champ Dominik Nitsche, two-time LAPT victor Jose Ignacio Barbero, and "The Shark" himself, Humberto Brenes.