Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 Almost Set To Start
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.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Menendez Moves to Second in Chips
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 49,700 |
|
Busted |
Guillen Loses Some
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
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 
.
Nacho Adds to his Stack
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
181,000 | 48,100 |
Lategui Grabs Some
At the featured table, Renato Nunez raised to 5,000 and was called by Pablo Harfouche from the cutoff. Action folded around to Martin Lategui in the big blind who pushed out a three-bet to 11,900. Nunez quickly called and Harfouche pondered for about a minute before also tossing in a call.
The flop came 
and Lategui continued out for 13,000. Both of his opponents threw away their hands and Lategui was able to increase his stack to roughly 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 41,400 |
Palacios Busts Parot
Bolivar Palacios raised to 5,400 from middle position only to find Sebastian Fernandez Parot move all in for 21,000 from the small blind. Palacios called and the hands were turned over:
Palacios: 
Parot: 
Palacios jumped into the lead when the flop came 
and retained it through the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 41,200 |
|
|
Busted |
Ruffini Doubles Through Gonzalez; Gonzalez Left Crippled
Nacho Barbero raised to 4,900 from under the gun and received a call from Guido Ruffini in the small blind. Carlos Gonzalez pushed out a three-bet to 15,400 from the big blind and both players called.
The flop fell and Ruffini checked. Gonzalez moved all in, causing Barbero to fold his cards. Ruffini made the call and the hands were turned over:
Ruffini: 
Gonzalez: 
Ruffini was ahead with a flopped straight and it held up through fourth and fifth street, which fell and 
. This hand left Gonzalez with only 5,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 83,100 |
|
5,000 | -70,800 |
Barbero Finishes Off Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez moved all in for his last 4,100 from the button and was called by Nacho Barbero in the small blind and Moussa Hasbani in the big.
A 
flop was spread out in front of the three players and both Barbero and Hasbani checked. The 
turned and Barbero fired out 5,000. Hasbani folded and Barbero turned up for a set of deuces. The came on fifth street and Gonzalez mucked his hand and headed toward the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,000 | -29,000 |
|
|
Busted |