Diego Vilela Bubbles Largest LAPT in History
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From the button, Diego Vilela moved all in. Rodrigo Portaleoni called from the small blind. Vilela was the player at risk holding the . He was up against the for Portaleoni.
The cameras flashed while media surrounded the table. Other players in the event closed in as did a few spectators who broke inside the ropes to see the action. The dealer then dealt the flop and the fell to give Portaleoni a set of queens.
The turn card brought the and that left Vilela drawing dead. The applause from everyone in the room began as the final card to the board was dealt -- the -- to seal the deal.
Vilela became the bubble boy of the largest-ever LAPT Main Event. Everyone remaining, all 64 of them, are now guaranteed at least R$9,570.