2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$144,240
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$836,620
Entries
375
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Main Event

Day 4 Completed

Congratulations to Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca, Winner of the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event ($144,240)!

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca - LAPT Champion!
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca - LAPT Champion!

The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este Main Event has officially reached a conclusion. Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca was able to defeat Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen to pocket $144,240 in first place prize money as well as an LAPT title.

Final Table Seating Chart

SeatPlayer (Country)Chips
1Francisco Baruffi Neto (Brazil)1,346,000
2Osvaldo Silvio Resquin (Argentina)802,000
3Guido Ruffini (Argentina)1,259,000
4Vladimir Dobrovolskiy (Russia)511,000
5Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca (Brazil)460,000
6Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk (Argentina)751,000
7Pablo Joaquin Melogno (Uruguay)602,000
8Angel Guillen (Mexico)421,000
9Ivan Luca (Argentina)1,254,000

Action started out slow for the first hour, with any player brave enough to make a preflop three-bet usually taking the pot down. Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk, however, proved this theory incorrect when he three-bet his way to becoming the first casualty of the final table. Action folded to Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca in the small blind who raised to 58,000 and Mironiuk three-bet all in for 510,000. Ramos Da Fonseca snap called with {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and was far ahead of Mironiuk's {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. Mironiuk failed to improve and was sent home, collecting $15,390 in prize money.

The next elimination came on the final hand before the first break. Ivan Luca opened to 51,000 and was called by Francisco Baruffi Neto. Guido Ruffini three-bet to 132,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Luca. Luca has become notorious throughout this tournament for taking quite some time to act and this situation was no different. Luca pondered for over three minutes before the clock was called and he was forced to fold his hand after failing to come to a decision. Baruffi Neto tagged along and the two saw a flop of {Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Baruffi Neto checked and Ruffini bet out 136,000 and Baruffi Neto called. The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and Baruffi Neto checked again. Ruffini continued his aggression with a 200,000 chip bet and Baruffi Neto responded by moving all in. Ruffini snap called and the hands were turned over.

Showdown

Baruffi Neto: {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Ruffini: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The river brought the {8-Hearts} and Ruffini was sent home in 8th place. This was the biggest pot of the tournament thus far and gave Baruffi Neto a commanding lead over the field, boosting his stack to over 2,400,000.

Russian online qualifier Vladimir Dobrovolskiy was the next victim of Baruffi Neto's control of the table. Dobrovolskiy's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} lost the preflop all in race against Baruffi Neto's {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. Soon after, Angel Guillen was able to score a key double up through Ivan Luca when his {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} was able to best Luca's {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Pablo Joaquin Melogno began to ramp up his aggression during six handed play, most notably raising eight pots in two orbits. When Osvaldo Silvio Resquin decided to push back by moving all in, Melogno made the call with {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and was crushing Resquin's {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The board ran out {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and just like that Resquin was our sixth-place finisher, pocketing $35,970 for his efforts.

Ivan Luca, who was the chip leader coming into Day 3 of this event, was the next to go. Luca adopted a sort of villainous role in his final few orbits at the table, as his tanking was viewed by others at the table as excessive. One such instance occurred when Luca tanked for over a minute after action folded to his small blind. Baruffi Neto called the clock on him and Luca let the entire clock drain before the dealer pulled his cards into the muck.

A few hands after this incident, Luca moved all in for his final 401,000 holding {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and was called by Baruffi Neto's {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. Luca failed to improve his hand and he was forced to settle for a fifth-place finish.

Four-handed play seemed to stretch on, as the players were doing most of their work preflop. Melogno was the short stack at the table, and he used this to his advantage, moving his stack around and collecting blinds and min-raises often. This strategy got the best of him, however, when he moved all in against a raise from Angel Guillen. Guillen called and the hands were exposed to the table:

Showdown

Guillen: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Melogno: {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Guillen's ace-king high retained the lead. Melogno picked up a ton of outs, however, when the {10-Diamonds} turned. Fortunately for Guillen, the river was not a queen, jack, eight, or diamond. The {5-Hearts} bricked out for Melogno and his fate was sealed as the fourth-place finisher.

The final three players made a deal, guaranteeing each remaining player at least $116,240 with $38,000 saved for heads up. It was soon after this deal was struck that a large hand transpired between Guillen and Baruffi Neto. Baruffi Neto raised to 175,000 from the button and Guillen three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind. A {5-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop was spread out before the players and Guillen continued out for 275,000. Baruffi Neto called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Guillen bet out 400,000. Baruffi Neto announced all in and Guillen quickly called with his {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Guillen was well ahead of Baruffi Neto's {4-Spades}{3-Spades}, a lead that Guillen kept through the {k-Clubs} river. The next hand Baruffi Neto moved all in for his last 135,000 with {A-Hearts}{5-Spades} but was unable to improve against Ramos Da Fonseca's {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}. As per the deal that was struck, Baruffi Neto collected $116,240 in winnings.

Another deal was made heads up, giving an additional $10,000 to second place and $28,000 to the champion. Guillen began the heads up battle with the chip lead, but that was quickly relinquished to Ramos Da Fonseca. Play slowed down between the two, often taking down pots with either a min-raise or a small bet on the flop. Eventually, however, the match came to a head when Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca raised to 200,000 and Guillen moved all in for his final 2,800,000. Ramos Da Fonseca snap called and the hands were flipped over.

Showdown

Guillen: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Ramos Da Fonseca: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen became the last casualty of the tournament. Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca, on the other hand, was awarded the $144,240 in prize money and the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event championship trophy.

Lynn Gilmartin spoke with the champion after his win.

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPrize
*1Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca$144,240
*2Angel Guillen$126,240
*3Francisco Baruffi Neto$116,240
4Pablo Joaquin Melogno$60,420
5Ivan Luca$46,000
6Osvaldo Silvio Resquin$35,970
7Vladimir Dobrovolskiy$26,770
8Guido Ruffini$20,080
9Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk$15,390

*Denotes three-handed deal

The Latin American Poker Tour will be making its next appearance in August at the Casino Allegre in Medellín, Colombia. PokerNews will once again be on hand to provide all of the details from the tournament floor.

Remaining LAPT Season 5 Schedule

DestinationMain Event DateBuy-In
Medellín, Colombia, Casino AllegreAug. 8–12, 2012COL$ 3,820,000 +380,000 (≈USD$2,300)
Lima, Peru Casino AtlanticNov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2012USD$2,500 +200
LAPT Grand FinalTBCTBC

This concludes our coverage of the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event. Until next time!

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Angel Guillen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($126,240)

Angel Guillen - 2nd place
Angel Guillen - 2nd place

Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca raised to 200,000 on the button and Angel Guillen three-bet all in for about 2,800,000. Ramos Da Fonseca called immediately and tabled {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}, dominating the {A-Spades}{9-Clubs} of Guillen.

The flop came down {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}, giving Guillen a few extra outs to a straight. However, neither the {2-Clubs} turn nor {5-Diamonds} river saved Guillen, ending his excellent run with a runner-up finish.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca br
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca
7,500,000 2,850,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
Busted

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Guillen Falling

Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca raised to 200,000 from the button and Angel Guillen called. The flop fell }{A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades} and both players checked. The {Q-Hearts} turned and Guillen check-called a 175,000 bet. The river was the {6-Spades} and Guillen checked for a third time. Ramos Da Fonseca moved out 700,000 and Guillen mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca br
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca
4,650,000 400,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
2,850,000 -400,000

Tags: Marcelo Ramos Da FonsecaAngel Guillen

Whole Lot of Nothing

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

The match has reached a standstill. Both players have spent the majority of the last several hands either checking down to the river or folding to a min-raise preflop or min-bet post-flop.

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 0

Ducks For Guillen

Angel Guillen raised to 175,000 on the button and Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca called out of the big blind.

The {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop was checked by both, landing the {3-Spades} on the turn. Ramos Da Fonseca bet 175,000, but didn't shake Guillen who called. The {5-Spades} river was checked by both and Guillen tabled {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, good enough to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca br
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca
3,850,000 -50,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
3,650,000 50,000

Tags: Marcelo Ramos Da FonsecaAngel Guillen

Great River for Guillen

Angel Guillen raised to 175,000 and Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca called. The flop fell {9-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and both players checked. The {j-Hearts} turned and Ramos Da Fonseca checked a second time. Guillen pushed out 325,000 and Ramos Da Fonseca called.

The {5-Hearts} came on the river and both players checked. Guillen meekly turned over a {5-Diamonds} for a pair on the river, and it was good against his opponent's {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca br
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca
3,900,000 -550,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
3,600,000 550,000

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Top Pair Good for Ramos Da Fonseca

Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca raised to 200,000 on the button and Angel Guillen defended his big blind.

Both players checked the {J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop and {3-Spades} turn. When the {3-Hearts} river fell, Guillen check-called 325,000 from Ramos Da Fonseca who showed {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. Guillen couldn't beat it, giving the pot to Ramos Da Fonseca.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca br
Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca
4,450,000 315,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
3,050,000 -315,000

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