Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
2011 LAPT Brazil
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 LAPT Brazil
Buy-in
R$4,600
Entries
536
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Chow Down
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Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
349 hungry poker players are now on their way to a 75-minute dinner break, as is an entire room full of media. We'll re-convene at 7:45 local time to play another four levels.
Tens No Good for Maridu
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
Action folded over to Team PokerStars Pro Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck in the cutoff seat and she raised to 1,000 even. The button and big blind made the call to see the flop come down 
. The big blind checked and Mayrinck bet 1,400. After the button folded, the big blind made the call.
The 
paired the board with fours on the turn. The big blind bet 2,800 and Mayrinck made the call to see the 
land on the river. Both players checked.
The big blind showed the 
for kings and fours. That was good enough to beat the tens and fours that Mayrinck held with the 
in her hand. Maridu lost the pot and dropped back to 35,300 in chips.
De Leon Forced to Muck
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
Two players checked the flop of 
to Team PokerStars Pro Christian de Leon. He fired 2,050 and the first player called. The next player folded.
The turn brought the 
and after the first player checked, de Leon bet 2,600. His opponent made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and the first player bet 5,500 into de Leon. A minute passed as de Leon tanked before giving up his hand and dropping back to 14,700 in chips.
Chips A-Flyin'
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
The action continues to be quick-paced here in Sao Paulo. With 15 minutes to go until the end of Level 6 (and the dinner break), one-third of the field has already been eliminated. To put that in perspective, a player who bought in at the start of the tournament and didn't play a single hand yet would still have approximately 10,000 chips.
The average stack is now approximately 30,000 -- 75 big blinds -- though more giants continue to emerge. One new name in our chip counts is David Etter, who has built himself up to 90,000 in chips.
Von Kriegenbergh Eliminated
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
Taylor von Kriegenbergh has hit the rail. His pocket aces went down on the flop of 
to a player who held the for a flush draw. The 
binked on the turn after all the money went in on the flop and von Kriegenbergh went sent packing.
Stern Outdrawn
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
Most things were going Maria Stern's way today as she quietly built a stack of 42,000. She dropped a bit in a recent hand, however, where she defended her big blind against a middle-position raise to 1,000. Both players checked an all-diamond flop, 
. Stern took a 2,000-chip stab at the pot when the turn paired the board, 
. Her opponent called, then bet the river after Stern checked. Stern made a quick call. Her opponent tabled 
for the nut flush, a hand that was strong enough to drag the pot.
Maridu Climbs
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
We caught up to the action with the board reading 
. Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck had moved all in on the river to put her opponent at risk for his last 7,000 or so. The pot sat around 12,500 at the time. Her opponent tanked and tanked before asking if Mayrinck had a full house. Mayrinck gave some chatter back and said how she wouldn't bluff the guy. After another minute, the player called holding 
for three nines with the worst kicker. Mayrinck held 
and he ten kicker won her the pot. She eliminated the player and moved her stack to just over 44,000 in chips.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
43,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
15,000 | 10,600 |
|
|
10,700 | -9,200 |
|
|
5,700 | -20,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Easy Game, Part 2
Level 6
: 200/400, 75 ante
Things continue to come up roses for Nacho Barbero. Bounced to his third table of the day, he landed in the seat to Hobart Adkins' immediate right. Barbero then played and managed to extract 20,000 worth of value from one opponent on a river of 
. Barbero is up to 80,000; Adkins is sitting at 75,000. Four other players at their table have between 40,000 and 45,000 despite a current average stack of about 28,000.