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9:39pm: Nicolas Cardyn eliminated in 2nd place ($161,550); Jose “Nacho” Barbero wins the 2010 LAPT Punte del Este In a hand for the ages… Nicolas Cardyn shoved all in for his last 990,000. Nacho Barbero snap-called with [As][10s]. Cardyn tabled…
6:28pm… Break time The last five players are heading out on a scheduled 15-minute break. See you in twenty-three minutes. 6:16pm… Nicolas Cardyn likes Nacho’s chips Nacho Barbero opened for 200,000. Nicolas Cardyn shoved all in for 550,000. Nacho…
3:44pm: Another tight laydown On the last hand of the level, Nacho Barbero opened for 100,000. Andres Korn came in with a three-bet to 250,000, sending Barbero into the tank for several minutes. Most of the table had already…
The Elite 8. That’s what we’re calling the final table of the LAPT Punta del Este. One of the Elite 8 is going to be crowned the next LAPT champion. There’s a seven to one chance that we’ll have only…
A little over one year ago, we were in Vina del Mar, Chile, sitting in a ballroom not unlike this one, as Fabian Ortiz became the first-ever Latin American champion on the LAPT. We had seen a Spaniard, a Hungarian,…
10:30p: Day 3 complete; Final table set That’s it for Day 3 of the LAPT Punta del Este. Norbert Ludger, a local player from Uruguay, ended today as the chip leader with 1,596,000. We’re finally down to 8 players….
2:20pm: Break Time & Color Up The remaining 21 players are currently on a 15-minute break. The staff is currently removing the pink 500 denomination chips from play. FYI… Cesar Mostafa is still the chip leader, but he’s increased…
