Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
2011 LAPT Brazil
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Chip Counts at the Break
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,580,000 | -45,000 |
|
1,515,000 | 730,000 |
|
|
1,495,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,347,000 | 172,000 |
|
|
890,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
682,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
630,000 | 100,000 |
|
520,000 | 70,000 |
|
489,000 | 24,000 |
|
472,000 | -123,000 |
|
276,000 | 26,000 |
|
272,000 | -18,000 |
|
218,000 | -44,000 |
Break
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players are on another 15-minute break. We'll have the chip counts for you shortly.
Cristian Velasquez Eliminated in 14th Place (R$21,500)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Cristian Velasquez cracked aces earlier, but he couldn't pull off the same trick a second time. Up on the feature table, he and Marcelo Fonseca got all the chips into the middle on a flop of 
. Velasquez might have been confident with his 
until Fonseca opened 
. With no clubs on board, only another queen could save Velasquez from elimination. The turn and river came 
and 
, and that was that.
With that massive pot, Fonseca has climbed to about 1.5 million.
Ben Haim Climbing Back
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Amos Ben Haim had a rough start to his day and it continued for a couple of hours, but he's starting to climb back now. He's back up to 465,000 and it's all thanks to the worst pocket pair one can hold, deuces.
First, Ben Haim was all in from middle position with the 
. Joao Bauer called in the big blind with the 
. The deuces held as the board ran out 
.
A couple hands later, Eduardo Costa raised to 55,000 from the small blind against Ben Haim's big blind. Ben Haim moved all in from the big blind and Costa folded. Ben Haim showed the same .
Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 15th Place (R$16,740)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining two tables are a little less colorful -- and a little less PokerStars-branded. Team PokerStars Pro (Costa Rica) Humberto Brenes, wearing his unique PokerStars basketball sneakers, moved all in pre-flop for about 130,000 with 
and was called by Marcelo Fonseca with 
. There wasn't much for Fonseca to sweat, 
. Brenes picked up his PokerStars toy shark, showed it diving to the floor never to re-surface, and left the tournament area in 15th place.
Ben Haim Can't Catch a Break
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Amos Ben Haim could only raise his hands in disgust after a hand against Joao Bauer. Bauer opened for a minimum-raise pre-flop to 40,000. Ben Haim called out of the big blind.
Both players checked a ragged flop of 
. When the turn came the , Ben Haim checked again and then called Bauer's bet of 50,000. There was no further betting action on the river. At showdown Ben Haim produced 
for a pair of 4s; Bauer showed 
for a rivered pair of 7s.
Gerardo Godinez Eliminated in 16th Place (R$16,740)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After getting extremely unlucky earlier with pocket aces, Gerardo Godinez was in "look for any hand" mode. He wound up shoving all in pre-flop with 
. Marcelo Fonseca was next to act and got in th ere against Godinez with 
. There was something for everyone on a flop of 
, but Fonseca retained the lead. The turn and river were both small cards, 
and 
, neither of which helped Godinez. He's out in 16th place.
Another Three-Bet from Manzano
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Caio Brites raised to 43,000 from the button. Guess who got aggressive with a reraise from the small blind? You're right, the ever-aggressive Alex Manzano. He three-bet to 210,000. Everyone folded and the aggression paid off again for Manzano. Brites was left with 290,000.
Ben Haim's Day Gets Worse
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
From the hijack seat, Eduardo Costa open-shoved all in for 147,000. Amos Ben Haim reshoved behind him in the cutoff seat for 420,000. Everyone else folded. Ben Haim tabled the 
and was up against the 
for the at-risk Costa.
The flop came down 
to give Costa the lead with a pair of kings. Ben Haim began shaking his head and then the dealer dealt the 
on the turn to make matters worse and leave him drawing dead. The river completed the board with the 
.
Ben Haim sent over the chips and was not happy at all. He's down to under 300,000 now.