2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1
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

Halioua-lujah

Mike Halioua
Mike Halioua
Action has tightened up a bit as the players look to outlast the dinner break.

In a recent pot, the action passed all the way around to the button, where the player glanced pensively at the two players left to act in the blinds. He opened things up by raising to 1,200. The small blind folded, but Mike Halioua reraised from the small blind, putting out 3,500 chips. With no hesitation, the button announced, "All in," and before the words were even out of his mouth, Halioua had his call in the pot. Each player had about 14,000 in chips, with Halioua having the covering amount.

Halioua: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Spades} {5-Spades}

The flop was just what the doctor ordered for Halioua. It came out {3-Hearts} {K-Spades} {3-Spades}, ending any drama right there. The meaningless {9-Clubs} and {7-Diamonds} filled out the board, and Halioua raked in a huge pot, nearly doubling up to 31,000.

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