We didn't catch the hand, but were informed secondhand that Wilmer Gomez had just avoided disaster by making a nice laydown. It happened when Gomez opened for 5x the big blind and received a call from an unknown opponent. The flop came down jack high, and Gomez put out a bet after his opponent checked. A check-raise ensured, and Gomez wasted little time in folding 
face up.
The laydown must have impressed his opponent, who was gracious enough to show 
.
Andre Akkari opened to 350 in early position and was called by the player on the button.
A 
flop fell and Akkari followed through with a continuation bet of 425. His opponent asked the dealer how much it was and upon hearing it was 425, he promptly raised to 4,000. Akkari sat motionless for a few moments before folding.
Team PokerStars Pro (Brazil) Andre Akkari opened from early position for 450, which was called by both the button and the big blind. It then went check-check on the 
flop, inspiring the button to bet 1,500. Only Akkari made the call, and then both players checked down the 
turn and 
river.
Akkari showed 
for sevens, but it was no good as his opponent held 
.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Action folded around to the player in the cutoff and he limped, prompting Ariel Celestino to raise to 300 from the button. The blinds both folded, the button made the call, and the flop came out 
. The cutoff led out for a paltry 200, which Celestino called.
The cutoff proceeded to check-call a bet of 550 on the 
turn before firing out a healthy 3,200 on the 
river. Celestino, who you may recall as the Brazilian Poker Tour champion, wasted little time in making the call, but laughed in disbelief when his opponent rolled over 
for a rivered full house. Celestino dropped to 11,000 on the hand.
Cards are in the air here on Day 1b of the LAPT Chile. The tournament floor is already packed and players are still filtering in. Looks like it's going to be a busy day.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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