2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$241,735
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Entries
351
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Gallo All In

Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

He folds, and Lisandro Gallo starts things off with a raise to 100,000. Alex Brenes moves all in and Gallo quickly makes the call. He has right around 400,000 in chips remaining and they all go into the middle.

Gallo: {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}
Brenes: {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts}

The flop draws a huge roar from the spectators, as it comes out {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. Gallo comes storming from behind to take the lead with a pair of fives. The turn is the {7-Clubs} and the river is the {4-Spades}, blanks for Brenes.

Despite getting it in with a dominated hand, Gallo earns a double-up courtesy of Alex Brenes, and he now sits with 840,000 in chips.

Tags: Alex BrenesLisandro Gallo

Pace of Play

There is plenty of action at the table right now, but honestly, there's not much happening at the same time. Action preflop is aggressive, with plenty of raises and reraises. However, once the community cards come out, the betting seems to shut down, with the players apparently hesitant to do anything rash or make any false steps.

Alex Brenes

Alex Brenes has the button in Seat 7.

He raises the minimum, and Jose Miguel Espinar reraises to 105,000. Lisandro Gallo gets out of the way, and Brenes takes his time before making the call.

The flop comes {A-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}, and both players check.

Turn: {J-Hearts}. Same action: check, check.

The river brings the {8-Hearts}, putting a four-flush on board. Espinar checks, and Brenes makes a bet of 200,000. Fairly quickly, Espinar makes the call. Brenes turns over {8-?} {8-?} for eights full of fours on the river. Espinar open-mucks his {A-?} {8-?} and he sends more than 300,000 of his chips across the table.

Tags: Alex BrenesJose Miguel Espinar

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Alex Brenes

Jose Miguel Espinar has the button in Seat 3.

He opens with a raise to 55,000. Lisandro Gallo ducks out, but Alex Brenes reraises to 250,000. Espinar calls, and we have a big pot brewing already.

The flop is {9-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {8-Spades}. Both players check.

The turn is the {7-Spades}. After just a quick moment, Alex Brenes moves all in for more than 900,000 chips. Espinar folds, and Brenes takes down a good chunk of chips.

Tags: Alex BrenesJose Miguel Espinar

Jose Miguel Espinar

Lisandro Gallo has the button in Seat 4.

He folds in position, Alex Brenes limps, and Jose Miguel Espinar knocks the table.

Flop: {Q-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}. Brenes checks, Espinar bets 35,000, and Brenes check-raises to 100,000. Espinar calls.

The turn comes the {K-Hearts} and both players check.

The river is the {9-Spades}. Brenes checks, and Espinar fires out a healthy bet of 300,000. Brenes thinks for a minute or two before making the call. Espinar tables {9-?} {3-?}, rivering trip nines. The table waits for Brenes to respond. He looks back at his cards, scrunches up his face, and open-mucks {Q-?} {4-?}. Espinar rakes in a nice pot courtesy of Brenes, drawing the two men very close to even in chips.