Buenos dias y bienvenidos a la 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final in Mar del Plata, Argentina!

Hola poker fans, and welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of the 2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final from picturesque Mar del Plata, Argentina. Over the next four days, the city often referred to as "Happy City" will play host to hundreds of poker players from around the world, each competing for their share of what is expected to be the largest prizepool ever awarded in South America.

Action gets underway this afternoon at 12:00 p.m. local time (GMT -3) as the players registered for Day 1a take to the felt for ten levels of poker revelry. We expect a handful of Team PokerStars Pros to be here, along with tennis legend Boris Becker who has confirmed his appearance.

Our crack team of live reporters will be scouring the tournament floor throughout the event, sniffing out stories, collecting chip counts, snapping photos and conducting player interviews until the final pot is pushed and a winner declared. Best of all, our coverage of the LAPT Grand Final will be available in English, Spanish and Portuguese!

Stay tuned... we'll soon be live from Casino Central in Mar del Plata, Argentina!

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