There usually aren't too many notable hands during the first level of any tournaments, but we came across one that we thought may result in straight flush. It began when an early-position player opened for 225, a middle-position player called, and Team PokerStars Pro (Mexico) Angel Guillen came along for the ride from the small blind. The big blind joined the fray and it was four-handed to the . It was a pretty board, and even more so after all players checked and the hit the turn.
With four suited, connected cards on the board, we waited anxiously to see if anyone woke up with the straight flush. The river was fairly uneventful, and all four players checked for a third time. With all that checking, we knew a straight flush was unlikely, but stuck around to see the winning hand nonetheless.
As it turned out, there were no diamonds in play and Guillen's took down the nearly 1,000 pot.
The PokerNews crew is here at the Casino Allegre in the city of Medellín, Colombia for the fifth stop of the PokerStars.netLatin America Poker Tour Season IV, also known as the Colombia National Poker Championship.
The first-ever stop in Colombia couldn't have been timed any better as two Colombians, Pablo Gonzalez and Daniel Ospina, currently sit atop the LAPT Player of the Year Leaderboard with 1,125 and 990 points, respectively. It'll be interesting to see if they can distance themselves from the pack here on their home turf, or if a new player will make a name for him or herself.
This is the first of two starting days and officials are expecting quite the turnout, with rumors suggesting 700-plus. The plan for the day is to play ten levels, each lasting one hour.
The venue is superb and the players seem anxious. We're expecting a day full of fast-paced action and eliminations, all of which will get underway in a little less than an hour.
. It was a pretty board, and even more so after all players checked and the 
hit the turn.
river was fairly uneventful, and all four players checked for a third time. With all that checking, we knew a straight flush was unlikely, but stuck around to see the winning hand nonetheless.
took down the nearly 1,000 pot.
