2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

$2,700 Nuevo Vallarta Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$586,850
Entries
242
Players Left
89
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
500 / 1,000
Ante
100
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Crowd Control

[user24788]
[user24788]
The poker tournament is being held inside a large conference room. There is not a conventional "rail" that separates spectators from players. There is not too much room for spectators to stand along the walls, so many of them have been trickling into the tournament area. A couple of bold spectators pulled up chairs and sat behind their friends. The staff had to clear out all of the spectators since there was limited space to walk in between tables.

Adios Maria Stern

[user24788]
[user24788]
WSOP bracelet winner Maria Stern has been eliminated. Her husband, Max Stern, is still alive in today's event and is sitting on a stack just under 20,000.

Some Chippies

[user24788]
[user24788]
Here's some of the big stacks...

Victor Ramdin - 65,000
Alex Brenes - 42,000
Steven Thompson - 41,000
J.C. Alvarado - 30,000
Stephen 'Stevie 444' Chidwick - 26,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Table Talk: Tired Travel

[user24788]
[user24788]
Fossilman aka the Road Warrior
Fossilman aka the Road Warrior
Jon 'Apestyles' Van Fleet was moved to Greg Raymer's table. The young gun asked the former WSOP champion if he got tired of all the traveling. Raymer is a true ambassador of poker and has played in different events in 2008 all over the world including stops on the European Poker Tour, the Asian Pacific Poker Tour, and the Latin America Poker Tour.

Since he won the WSOP in 2004, Raymer has been on the road constantly, which is both a blessing and a curse for pros on the tournament circuit. Seeing the world via poker is an unbelievable, yet bittersweet experience. The drawback is that players constantly live in hotels and don't get to spend as much time at home with their family and friends as they would like.

Tags: Greg Raymer

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