Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
Francisco Baruffi Neto Leads The Final Table
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
It took just more than nine levels of Day 3 action, but we are down to a final table of nine at LAPT Punta del Este.
The day started with 76 hopefuls looking to find their way into the money. It took Bolivar Palacios running 
into 
for the bubble to burst, but his elimination guaranteed the remaining 56 players an LAPT cash. From there, many others hit the rail. Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero, LAPT Season 4 Colombia champion Julian Menendez, and Day 1 chip leader Juan Garcia were among them.
Garcia held the chip lead with 15 players remaining, but finished in 15th place after losing a gigantic pot to Francisco Baruffi Neto. A series of raises between the two culminated with Baruffi Neto all in and at risk with 
against the 
of Garcia. The 
flop changed nothing, but the 
spiked on the turn. The 
river completed the board, giving Baruffi Neto the chip lead and leaving Garcia on life support.
From there, Baruffi Neto maintained the lead and will enter the final table as chip leader. Here is how the final nine players stack up:
| Seat | Player (Country) | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Baruffi Neto (Brazil) | 1,346,000 |
| 2 | Osvaldo Silvio Resquin (Argentina) | 802,000 |
| 3 | Guido Ruffini (Argentina) | 1,259,000 |
| 4 | Vladimir Dobrovolskiy (Russia) | 511,000 |
| 5 | Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca (Brazil) | 460,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk (Argentina) | 751,000 |
| 7 | Pablo Melogno (Uruguay) | 602,000 |
| 8 | Angel Guillen (Mexico) | 421,000 |
| 9 | Ivan Luca (Argentina) | 1,254,000 |
Play resumes Sunday at 1pm local time, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews to see who becomes the newest LAPT champion. Until then, good night from Punta del Este!
Gasperino Loiacono Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,180)
Gasperino Loiacono raised to 40,000 and Francisco Baruffi Neto called. Angel Guillen got out of the way and Guido Ruffini peered down at his cards, thought for a moment, and pushed out a three-bet to 140,000.
Loiacono opted to move all in and Neto quickly folded. Ruffini snap called and flipped up 
. An exasperated Loiacono shot up from his seat and flung his onto the felt.
The board came 
and Loiacono was forced to settle for a tenth place finish.
With this elimination the final table is set!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000 | 415,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
City of Angels
Guido Ruffini put in a preflop raise and it folded around to Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen who moved his entire stack in from the big blind. Ruffini snap called with 
but was slightly behind Guillen's 
.
Guillen paired up on the 
board and made two pair when the came on fourth street. Ruffini still had outs going to the river, but bricked out with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000 | -225,000 |
|
515,000 | 111,000 |
Dobrovolskiy Doubles Through Mironiuk
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy made a hijack raise to 35,000 that was met by a three-bet to 80,000 from Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk. Dobrovolskiy would seemingly have none of that, however, as he moved all in for 341,000. Mironuik pondered for a moment before calling.
Dobrovolskiy:
Mironiuk: 
Dobrovolskiy took the lead, pairing his ace on the 
flop and leaving Mironiuk in search of just the queen of diamonds.The 
turned and the rivered, clinching a double up for Dobrovolskiy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
716,000 | 450,000 |
|
700,000 | -230,000 |
Thiago Camilo Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,440)
Osvaldo Silvio Resquin made it 34,000 and Thiago Camilo three-bet all in for about 140,000. Resquin called and showed the which was racing with Camilo's 
.
The pocket fours held up through a 
board and Camilo was sent to the rail to collect his $11,440 in tournament winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 193,000 |
|
Busted |
Ruffini Joins the Millionaire Club
Guido Ruffini raised to 42,000 from the hijack and was called by Francisco Baruffi Neto from the big blind. A flop of was placed in front of the two players. Neto checked and Ruffini pushed out 64,000. Neto called and the 
turned. Neto checked for a second time and this time Ruffini pushed out a cool 100,000. Neto made the call.
The river brought a third five in the form of the 
and Neto checked yet again. Ruffini double fisted 200,000 into the middle and Neto called. Ruffini flipped up and Neto tossed his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | -420,000 |
|
|
1,040,000 | 206,000 |
Fabio Baduy Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,150)
Fresh off of eliminating Diego Vilela, Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk raised to 38,000 from the cutoff. Fabio Baduy responded by moving all in for roughly 230,000 and Mironiuk called.
Mironiuk:
Baduy: 
Baduy held the lead through the 
flop and the 
turn, but Mironiuk was able to spike a on the river, giving him the best hand and sending Baduy packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
930,000 | 270,000 |
|
Busted |
Diego Vilela Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,100)
Action folded around to Diego Vilela who moved all in for 110,000 from the hijack. Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk called from the small blind and the hands were flipped over:
Vilela: 
Mironiuk: 
Mironiuk was far ahead and Vilela was not able to get any help when the board of 
was spread out in front of him. Vilela will collect $9,100 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted |