2009: The Year It All Began

Way back in Season II, the LAPT their first stop in Chile right here at the Enjoy Vina del Mar Casino & Resort. The $3,500 buy-in even took place from January 20-22, 2009 and drew 216 entrants, creating a prize pool of $523,800. After three days of play, Argentinean Fabian Ortiz emerged victorious to claim the $141,426 first-place prize. Interestingly, Jyries Aguad, who finished seventh, was the only Chilean to make the final table.

LAPT Season II Chile Main Event Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Fabian Ortiz	Argentina	$141,426
2	Vincenzo Giannelli	Venezuela	$78,570
3	Damian Salas	Argentina	$52,380
4	Leandro Balotin	Brazil	$39,285
5	Hernan Villa	Colombia	$28,809
6	Fabio Escobar	Brazil	$23,571
7	Jyries Aguad	Chile	$13,095
8	Eduardo Carnia	Argentina	$13,095
9	Jamie Atelenoff	Uruguay	$10,476