Welcome to the Final Table!
Welcome to the final table of the 2012 PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Grand Final. The stage is set here in São Paulo, Brazil for the remaining eight competitors to battle it out for the title and the R$324,600 first-place prize.
Leading the way is German Daniele Nestola with 1.892 million in chips. He's got a pretty big lead on the rest of the pack, with around 600,000 chips more than his next closest competitor, Carlos Ibarra.
The big story here at the final table is none other than Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu, who has maneuvered his way into the final day with 702,000 in chips. He sits fifth overall and has become the only player in poker history to land final tables on all three of the big PokerStars-sponsored tours — the APPT, the LAPT and the EPT.
Also at the final table are Gasperino Nicolas, Jonathan Markovits, Juan Gonzalez, Felipe Morbiducci and Vitor Torres. The eight finalists are representing seven different countries, stretched across three separate continents. Below is a look at the seating assignments and how they stack up.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Morbiducci | 347,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | 702,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Markovits | 991,000 |
| 4 | Carlos Ibarra | 1,297,000 |
| 5 | Daniele Nestola | 1,892,000 |
| 6 | Juan Gonzalez | 548,000 |
| 7 | Gasperino Nicolas | 1,190,000 |
| 8 | Vitor Torres | 273,000 |
The final table is set to kick off at 12:00 noon and PokerNews is happy to be your top source for all of the live updates. Each player has locked up R$26,340 already, but there's still plenty for to play for. Get ready for an exciting final table in the quest to find the next LAPT champion!