2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata

$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠j♥
Prize
$381,030
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,411,350
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

A Change in Temperature

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It's a chilly day in Mar del Plata, the stiff breeze blowing off the ocean has people snuggling up in overcoats and scarves. And since the elimination of Leo Fernandez and Sergio Farias it's cooled down in the tournament room as well. Whereas before every hand either played was met with raucous shouts and chants and cries of "ARGENTINA!! ARGENTINA!!" the departure of the last two natives of our host country let a lot of the air out of the room.

A case in point was the elimination of Jason Skeans. Once the all-in and call were announced the crowd stood and edged forward, but almost in silence. When the flop was shown on the flatscreens throughout the room there was barely a murmur, and when Skeans picked up an inside-straight draw on the turn there was one muted cry of "five!". But that was it, and when Skeans was officially eliminated there was a round of polite applause. Which is rather a change from the passionate chaos that filled the tournament room for the last two days.