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.