2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 3
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

A Battle For the Lead

Cesar Mostafa has just regained the overall chip lead after tangling in a relatively significant pot with Norbert Ludger.

Mostafa was the preflop aggressor in position, and Ludger put in the call from the big blind. They both checked the flop of {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {K-Spades}, and Ludger check-called a bet of 32,000 on the {Q-Spades} turn. The {9-Clubs} was the river card, and Ludger check-called another 60,000-chip bet.

Mostafa showed up {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds} for the unbeatable nut straight. Ludger mucked, but Mostafa asked for his hand to be turned over. We cringe every time that happens down here, but the dealer obliged and pulled Ludger's {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} out of the muck.

Mostafa - 580,000
Ludger - 520,000

Tags: Cesar MostafaNorbert Ludger