Information regarding the prizepool is officially in! The 2012 LAPT Punta del Este at Mantra managed to pull 375 runners this year, which is a bit down from last year's turnout of 422. The top 56 players in the tournament will get paid with first place taking home a whopping prize of $186,820.
With over 10,000 in the pot, Fabrizio Gonzalez and two other players saw a flop of . Both players checked to Gonzalez who pushed out a bet of 4,750. Gonzalez sat motionless as his opponents both pondered the bet and eventually mucked their hands.
Gonzalez was able to pick up yet another pot, padding his already large stack.
Players are now on their second and final break of the day.
We've recently been informed that the players will only play six levels both today and tomorrow. When the players return from this fifteen minute break they will play the final two levels before play concludes for the day.
Humberto Brenes managed to battle back after a staggering first level to this tournament. However, when we last caught up with him things were not going too well.
Action folded around to Brenes who raised to 500 from the cutoff and received a call from both blinds. The flop came and the blinds checked. Brenes continued out with a bet of 1,000 and the small blind called. The big blind, however, pushed out a raise and after some pondering, Brenes reluctantly mucked his hand. The small blind got out of the way as well and the player in the big blind picked up the pot.
After the player in the cutoff raised to 600, Bolivar Palacios re-raised to 1,400 on the button. The blinds folded, the cutoff called, and an flop fell.
The cutoff checked it to Palacios who bet 1,400. A call from the cutoff landed the on the turn which both players checked. The river was checked by the cutoff, putting the action back on Palacios. He shook his head slowly in slight disgust and tapped the table.
Palacios showed , but watched the pot get pushed to his opponent when he showed .
. Both players checked to Gonzalez who pushed out a bet of 4,750. Gonzalez sat motionless as his opponents both pondered the bet and eventually mucked their hands.
and the blinds checked. Brenes continued out with a bet of 1,000 and the small blind called. The big blind, however, pushed out a raise and after some pondering, Brenes reluctantly mucked his hand. The small blind got out of the way as well and the player in the big blind picked up the pot.
flop fell.
on the turn which both players checked. The 
river was checked by the cutoff, putting the action back on Palacios. He shook his head slowly in slight disgust and tapped the table.
, but watched the pot get pushed to his opponent when he showed 
.