2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Jose Ignacio Barbero
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$279,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Entries
307
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Andres Korn Eliminated in 3rd Place ($99,020)

Andres Korn - 3rd Place
Andres Korn - 3rd Place
From the button, Andres Korn moved all in for 950,000 total. Ludger folded his small blind, but Nacho Barbero didn't waste too much time making the call with the covering stack. Korn was officially at risk, and the showdown would not be good news for him:

Korn: {K-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}
Barbero: {K-Clubs} {J-Spades}

It was about as bad as it gets for the at-risk player, all in and dominated. The dealer wouldn't bail him out either; the board ran out {Q-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {8-Hearts}, and that was of no help whatsoever.

With that, Andres Korn becomes our third-place finisher. He'll officially earn $99,020 for his work this week, his bid for the trophy coming up just two positions short.

Tags: Andres KornNacho Barbero

Nacho Doubles Twice Via Nicolas

Nacho Barbero got it all in for 840,000 with {Q-Hearts}{8-Spades} against Nicolas Cardyn's {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}.

The board rolled out {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Nacho made a pair on the turn to take the pot, doubling to 1,650,000.

Two hands later they danced again, all in preflop.

Nacho: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Cardyn: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

This time the board came in Nacho's favor again, running out {J-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

Approximate chip counts after the hands:

Nacho: 3,400,000
Nicolas: 1,200,000

Tags: Jose Ignacio BarberoNicolas Cardyn

Norbert Ludger Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,960)

Norbert Ludger - 4th Place
Norbert Ludger - 4th Place
Nicolas Cardyn raised to 160,000 in the cutoff. He was called by Norbert Ludger on the button and Andres Korn in the big blind.

The {Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Spades} flop was checked to Ludger and he bet 400,000. Korn folded and Cardyn made the call, landing the {4-Diamonds} on the turn. Cardyn checked it to Ludger and he went all in for 910,000. Cardyn thought it through carefully and opted to call. The hands were:

Ludger: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Cardyn: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Ludger was out, busting in fourth place.

Nicolas Cardyn is going strong with over 3,600,000.

Tags: Nicolas CardynNorbert Ludger

Cardyn Climbing

Norbert Ludger called from the cutoff, Andres Korn called from the small blind, and Nicolas Cardyn check his option.

The flop came down {5-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and it was checked to Cardyn. He bet 110,000 and was only called by Ludger. The turn brought the {10-Clubs} and Cardyn bet 330,000. Again Ludger called, delivering the {6-Spades} on the river.

Cardyn deliberately counted out his stack, moving all in. Ludger folded pretty quickly, sending the big pot Cardyn's way.

Tags: Andres KornNicolas CardynNorbert Ludger

Daniela Zapiello Eliminated in 5th Place ($52,110)

Daniela Zapiello - 5th Place
Daniela Zapiello - 5th Place
The next hand, Daniela Zapiello was all in for her tournament life against Norbert Ludger.

Zapiello: {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}
Ludger: {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{K-Spades}, hitting Zapiello strong. The {9-Hearts} on the turn changed nothing, but the {10-Hearts} landed on the river making a straight for Ludger.

Daniela Zapiello's run tournament comes to an end in fifth place.

Tags: Daniela ZapielloNorbert Ludger

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000