2011 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$244,720
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$941,480
Entries
422
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Unscheduled Break

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining three players have opted to take an unscheduled break. The clock is paused and we'll be back in action shortly.

Carlos Watanabe Eliminated in 4th Place ($65,430)

Carlos Watanabe - 4th Place
Carlos Watanabe - 4th Place

PokerStars player Carlos Watanabe has just been eliminated in fourth place, taking home over $65,000 in prize money. He was eliminated by Engelberth Varela and here's what happened.

From the button Varela raised to 100,000. Watanabe reraised all in for 120,000 from the small blind and Varela made the call. Varela called with the {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Watanabe held the {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}, flipping for his tournament life.

The flop, turn and river ran out {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and that was the end of the line for Watanabe.

Player Chips Progress
Engelberth Varela
Engelberth Varela
1,900,000 200,000
Carlos Watanabe
Carlos Watanabe
Busted

Tags: Carlos WatanabeEngelberth Varela

Felipe Pasini Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,600)

Felipe Pasini - 5th Place
Felipe Pasini - 5th Place

From the cutoff seat, PokerStars qualifier Felipe Pasini raised all in for 410,000. Alex Komaromi reraised all in from the small blind and everyone else folded. Pasini held the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and Komaromi held the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Komaromi's tens held up. Pasini was eliminated on the hand and earned $46,600 for his finish in fifth place. Below are the chip counts for the remaining four players.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Komaromi uy
Alex Komaromi
WSOP 1X Winner
5,355,000 1,165,000
Engelberth Varela
Engelberth Varela
1,700,000
Claudio Piedrabuena us
Claudio Piedrabuena
1,225,000 -265,000
Carlos Watanabe
Carlos Watanabe
160,000 -190,000
Felipe Pasini
Felipe Pasini
Busted

Tags: Alex KomaromiFelipe Pasini

Nelson Trad Neto Eliminated in 6th Place ($37,190)

Nelson Trad Neto - 6th Place
Nelson Trad Neto - 6th Place

Nelson Trad Neto opened to 100,000 in the hijack and was met with an Alex Komaromi re-raise to 235,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Neto four-bet jammed for 900,000. Komaromi spent the next two minutes in the tank before opting to call.

Neto: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Komaromi: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The players' respective fans loudly called for the cards they wanted to see as Neto nervously paced around the table, yelling for an ace to hit. The flop came down {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}, giving Neto outs to broadway in addition to his overcards. However, the {8-Spades} hit the turn and left Neto drawing to just the four remaining jacks in the deck.

The {A-Spades} hit the river and paired Neto, but it was too little too late. He is out in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Komaromi uy
Alex Komaromi
WSOP 1X Winner
4,190,000 970,000
Nelson Trad Neto
Nelson Trad Neto
Busted

Tags: Alex KomaromiNelson Trad Neto

Kings Over Jacks Earn Piedrabuena a Double Through Varela

Action moved to Claudio Piedrabuena in the hijack seat and he opened with a raise to 125,000. Engelberth Varela reraised from the cutoff seat to 275,000 next. Play then folded back around to Piedrabuena. He tanked for the better half of two minutes and then announced that he was all in. The all-in bet was for a total of 700,000. Varela took about ten seconds before making the call and the hands were tabled.

First, Varela showed the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} after he made the call. Piedrabuena waited for a few seconds and then showed the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, having Varela outdone so far.

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and Piedrabuena pumped his fists for the double up he received. He's up to nearly 1.5 million while Varela dropped back to 1.7 million.

Player Chips Progress
Engelberth Varela
Engelberth Varela
1,700,000 -760,000
Claudio Piedrabuena us
Claudio Piedrabuena
1,490,000 765,000

Tags: Engelberth VarelaClaudio Piedrabuena