Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2011 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$941,480
Entries
422
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Complete Day 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
197,500 | 12,500 |
|
164,000 | |
|
|
131,800 | |
|
|
129,300 | |
|
|
125,600 | |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
118,200 | |
|
113,200 | |
|
|
102,000 | |
|
|
101,300 | |
|
|
97,300 | |
|
|
94,500 | |
|
|
93,000 | |
|
|
85,700 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
83,000 | |
|
|
81,500 | |
|
|
78,500 | |
|
|
77,800 | |
|
|
77,100 | |
|
|
72,700 | |
|
|
72,500 | |
|
|
71,600 | |
|
|
68,900 |
Day 1 Concludes With Juan Jose Perez In The Lead
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Season 4 of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) resumed on Thursday with Day 1 of LAPT Punta del Este, presented by Pokerstars.net. A field of 422 came to play, generating a total prize pool of $941,480. After eight levels of Day 1 action, 188 remain with hopes of capturing the $244,720 first-place prize.
It was a swing and a miss for the members of Team PokerStars today as none survived Day 1. Defending Champion Jose "Nacho" Barbero was the first to fall, and was soon followed out the door by Angel Guillen, Greg DeBora, and Christian de Leon. Gualter Salles and Leo Fernandez made it to Level 8, but could not find any short-stack magic to stay alive for Day 2.
Fernandez's elimination was particularly cruel and helped add to the stack of Day 1 chip leader Juan Jose Perez. After seeing Perez limp in and another opponent shove for 15,100, Fernandez called all in for 6,700 from the small blind. Perez called to put both players at risk, but was behind with 
against Fernandez's 
and the other player's 
. Perez nailed the board, though, as it came down 
to score the double knockout. He's on top of the chip counts with 197,500.
Day 2 resumes at noon local time tomorrow, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for all of the action. Until then, goodnight from Uruguay!
Prize Pool and Payout Information
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $244,720 |
| 2 | $141,220 |
| 3 | $88,970 |
| 4 | $65,430 |
| 5 | $46,600 |
| 6 | $37,190 |
| 7 | $27,770 |
| 8 | $18,360 |
| 9-10 | $12,700 |
| 11-12 | 10,830 |
| 13-14 | $8,940 |
| 15-16 | $7,060 |
| 17-24 | $6,120 |
| 25-32 | $5,180 |
| 33-56 | $4,240 |
Perez Nears 200K While Busting Fernandez
With a short stack, Leo Fernandez had been waiting patiently for the best spot to get his chips into the middle.
Upon seeing Juan Jose Perez limp in and another opponent shove for 15,100, Fernandez called all in for 6,700 from the small blind. Perez called to put both players at risk, but trailed with against Fernandez's and the other player's .
However, the dealer ran out a board to give Perez a set, thus ending Fernandez's tournament just before Day 1 reached its end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Short-Stacked Salles Survives...Then Busts
We arrived at the table just as the cards were being collected by the dealer, but Team PokerStars Pro Gualter Salles survived with 
against an opponent's 
.
An 
flop paired Salles and his opponent was unable to catch up.
Salles, though, fell shortly thereafter when his 
fell to an opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000 | |
|
|
62,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
57,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
46,000 | 12,000 |
|
43,000 | 26,000 |
|
35,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
29,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
14,000 | 4,900 |
|
|
8,500 | -9,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
De Leon Eliminated
It's been a rough hour for members of Team PokerStars. The latest to fall is Christian de Leon.
Picking up the action after an 
flop, de Leon bet 6,000. His lone opponent in the hand called, landing the 
on the turn. A shove for about 15,000 was de Leon's final move, as his opponent called instantly with 
, having the hand locked up.
The river was a meaningless 
, officially ending de Leon's day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
DeBora DeBusts
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
After the player in the hijack opened to 1,400, Team PokerStars Pro Greg DeBora shoved from the small blind for 6,700. The player in the big blind re-raised all in, isolating the pot against DeBora.
DeBora: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
, bringing no help whatsoever to DeBora and ending his tournament.