Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$836,620
Entries
375
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Menendez Shoves
We arrived at Julian Menendez's table and found an 
board with roughly 8,000 in the pot.
The bet was 5,400 to Menendez who raised all in for 15,200. His opponent spent about two minutes in the tank before flashing the 
and folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Engel Pushes Opponent Out
With a flop of 
, we caught up with the action to see a player had bet 1,400 and Ari Engel made the call from the button. The player in the big blind made it 4,100 and another player and the original bettor got out of the way. Engel made the call.
The turn brought the and Engel's opponent checked. Engel riffled his chips for a moment before reaching for a stack and pushing out 16,000. His opponent heaved a sigh that could be felt around the room as he threw his 
across the table, folding his hand.
Engel shrugged his shoulders and triumphantly tabled the 
for a smaller flush draw. Although Egnel had the worst hand, we was awarded the pot and is now sitting at roughly 35,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
Palacios Peeved By The River
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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
Brenes Fighting to Stay Alive
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.
Brenes is now sitting at about 6,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
Break It Down
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
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.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
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Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Gonzalez Crushing
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
24,000
|
24,000 |