Argentinian Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero raised to 4,100 from early position and received a call from a late position player and the player in the big blind.
The flop cam e and the big blind checked. Barbero counted out 9,100 chips and flung them into the middle. Both of his opponents swiftly shot their hands into the muck and Barbero was awarded the pot.
Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen made it 4,800 from under the gun and received a call from Nestor Masero on the button and Bernardo Dias from the big blind.
The flop came and Dias checked. Guillen continued out for 7,000 and Masero called. Dias got out of the way and fourth street brought the . Guillen opted to slow down this time, checking his option. Masero seized control of the hand, pushing out a 12,000 bet. Guillen called and the fell on the river.
Guillen checked once more and his opponent made a small bet of 11,000. Guillen tossed his chips in the middle but quickly shot his hand toward the muck when Masero tabled .
Juan Martin Abal made a preflop raise and 2011 LAPT Colombia Main Event champion Julian Menendez three-bet enough to put Abal all in. Abal called and the hands were turned over.
Menendez:
Abal:
The board ran out and Menendez's pocket eights were able to hold. Menendez was able to reduce the field by one more player and make his stack the second biggest in the room.
Mickey DoftJuan Garcia, Ivan Luca, Bolivar Palacios, Angel Guillen and Nacho Barbero.
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este. The starting field of 375 players has been whittled down to 75 following 12 levels of play. The money will be reached at 76 players and we will surely get there early on today. Leading the way with 329,900 is Ivan Luca after an excellent Day 2.
Team PokerStars was well represented in the event, but only two remain heading into play today. LAPT two-time champion Nacho Barbero is always a threat and with an above-average stack of 132,900, he'll surely be somebody to keep an eye on. Also still in Angel Guillen with a stack of 197,200.
Here are the top ten chip counts to emerge following Day 2:
Place
Player
Chip Count
1
Ivan Luca
329,900
2
Cristian Lopez
289,600
3
Julian Menendez
270,300
4
Eduardo Santi
246,900
5
Francisco Neto
227,700
6
Bruno Politano
212,800
7
Pablo Melogno
202,500
8
Angel Guillen
202,500
9
Thiago Camilo
183,700
10
Ariel Celestino
166,000
Play is scheduled to continue at 1pm local time, a little more than a half hour from now, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews throughout the day for live updates.
and the big blind checked. Barbero counted out 9,100 chips and flung them into the middle. Both of his opponents swiftly shot their hands into the muck and Barbero was awarded the pot.
and Dias checked. Guillen continued out for 7,000 and Masero called. Dias got out of the way and fourth street brought the 
. Guillen opted to slow down this time, checking his option. Masero seized control of the hand, pushing out a 12,000 bet. Guillen called and the 
fell on the river.
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