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12:15am: That's a wrap
You can read a whole day report here. --JS
12am: We're done!
Play is over for Day 1A but stick around - we'll be back with a whole wrap of the day and the entire official notable chip stacks momentarily. --JS
11:45pm: Two more hands will do itLevel 10 - Blinds 500/1,000 (100 ante)
The clock was paused and our tournament director has announced that we will play two more hands tonight. --JS
11:31pm: Another "One Time!" for DuranLevel 10 - Blinds 500/1,000 (100 ante)
How many "one times" does an individual actually get? One for eternity, and its use must be picked and chosen very carefully. One per tournament? One per day? Juan Carlos Duran is on a one "One Time!" per level presently it seems, and he just used up another to attain a double up towards the midway point of Level 10.
Action was picked up with a player opening to 2,300 and, next to act, Duran quickly moved all-in, pushing a messy, multi-colored stack around the line. The remainder of the table folded and after the dealer cut out 19,100, his opponent called, putting Duran in danger. He was flipping, 8♥8♣ to his big-stacked opponent's A♠J♣ but after the 8♦4♣2♠ flop, he was kind of a lock to double up.
That double was confirmed after the J♠ fell at the turn and Duran, like he has a handful of times today, stood from his chair to say, "One Time!" to no person specifically. He began to go searching for someone, anyone it seemed, to provide him a high five or a hug.
Earlier today he had a couple of friends within the field nevertheless it seems as if they've hit the rail during the last few levels. So, while he missed at the high five and hug, he connected at the double, pushing himself back over two starting stacks. --WOC
11:21pm: 40 minutes left and Sergio Palma leadsLevel 10 - Blinds 500/1,000 (100 ante)
I've just had a scan across the room and, while there is not any runaway chip leader, Sergio Palma is currently out in front with 155,000. Fabian Chauriye and Damian Salas (yep - him again) even have big stacks. --JS
11:16pm: Kings shoot Salas over century markLevel 10 - Blinds 500/1,000 (100 ante)
If it sort of feels we've reported on Damian Salas once or more in every level today, it is because the Argentinian just can't get himself out of the action. Some of the time, he's showing up with big hands and an enormous pocket pair just won him a large pot to transport over the 100,000 chip mark.
Salas opened the action with a raise to 1,600 within the final hand of Level 9 and after some folds, a player three-bet to 5,000 from the button. The blinds folded and after some thought, Salas four-bet to 11,400. His opponent called and every player had just over 50,000 left behind.
The 9♣6♦2♦ brought a continuation bet of 9,500 from the out of position Salas and his opponent called to look the T♠ fall at the turn. This time, Salas checked but that was just the primary a part of his well-played plan, as his opponent quickly waved his hand, signaling all-in and Salas snap called.
Neither player appeared to need to show their hand first and after the player at the button tabled Q♣Q♥, Salas confidently showed his own K♥K♠. The Argentinian stood from his chair and after the T♥ completed the board, he gave himself a handy guide a rough celebratory fist pump, as he knew what an enormous hand that was.
The stacks were reduce and Salas' opponent had him slightly covered, meaning he got a 200 chip rebate, while Salas was moving himself up near 125,000. That "two chips and a chair" story can be some comeback but, similar to it's been throughout this present day 1A flight, the tale here's all about Damian Salas. --WOC
11:02pm: Last level of Day 1ALevel 10 - Blinds 500/1,000 (100 ante)
We've entered our final level of play, but who will end the day as chip leader? You will have to stick around and notice. --JS
10:52pm: Hugo Jara flips better than LopezLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
After Fabian Ortiz and Oscar Alache hit the rail, Mario Lopez was the one member of the 'two-time LAPT champ' club still within the field. But with just over 10 minutes remaining in Level 9, the third member of that group just lost a flip for his tournament life.
Lopez was all-in for just over 7,000 and Hugo Jara called to place the two-time champ at risk, holding 2♣2♠. Lopez turned over K♣Q♦ and it was a flip, one who he'd wish to win to come again to a workable stack. Unfortunately, he didn't, because the board ran out A♠6♣3♥7♦T♥, confirming his elimination.
We imagine the uber-successful Argentinian can be back tomorrow for Day 1B but because it stands, Hugo Jara is hoping to fasten up an afternoon off tomorrow, as he's working 55,000 heading towards the overall hour of play. --WOC
10:45pm: Murato Makes Rodriguez WaitLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
Table 1 have been playing out their Day 1A session on the feature table and while Alejandro Rodriguez only recently joined that lineup, Eder Murata was playing there for the easier a part of the previous few levels. He also just took the easier a part of five minutes to make a fold at the river, after he and Rodriguez tangled in a pot that moved the Argentinian over the 60,000 chip mark.
Action was picked up with Murata check-calling a raffle of 4,000 on a K♣5♣3♣ flop and after the J♦ fell at the turn, both players checked. Murata checked for a 3rd time after the Q♥ completed the board and the in position Rodriguez bet 8,400, that's when the tank started.
The Brazilian went into deep thought, arising and down behind blacked out sunglasses before that bob changed to a facet to side shake of his head. That came on the two minute mark but Murata needed more time to officially decide "no". Eventually, "fin", as one among his table mates put it, he folded, conceding the pot to Rodriguez. --WOC
10:40pm: Two-time champ clings onLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
Our sole remaining two-time LAPT champ is Mario Lopez, but even he's having to get lucky to stick on this thing.
Down to 6,500, he open shoved and was called by a player holding the A♦8♦. Lopez needed help along with his A♠3♠ and positively got some at the 7♥Q♠7♠ flop, picking up quite a few flush draw outs.
The turn came the 6♦, meaning Lopez was really cutting it thin. However the J♦ river meant it was a chop pot! Both aces were now even, and Lopez lives (for now) to fight another day. --JS
10:30pm: Duran and Tirado send two to the railLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
With this field working throughout the final two hours of just today 1A flight, we imagine a handful of tables will break before night's end. Tomas Duran and Carlos Tirado are doing their best to make that happen, as they only sent players clear of their table in back-to-back hands.
The first encounter saw a brief stack move all-in for just over 6,000 from middle position and after some folds, Duran called in late position to place his opponent in danger. His opponent was drawing to 3 immediate outs, as he held A♣Q♠ to Duran's Q♦Q♥. After the Q♣4♠2♣ flop, the fast stack was roughly drawing dead and his elimination was confirmed after the T♦ fell at the turn.
Duran stacked up his newly won chips and moved just over the 50,000 chip mark and within the very next hand, Carlos Tirado's K♣K♠ sent another short stack out. That player held another big ace, A♦T♣ to be exact, or even though he paired his low card at the flop, he wasn't capable of finding the mandatory outs at the turn or river to stick alive.
Tirado moved over the 40,000 chip mark after that knockout and now, with just over 110 players currently remaining, he and Duran are hoping to continue to chip up over the overall two hours of play. --WOC
10:20pm: Bielskis off with Horno's chipsLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
Picking up the action at the turn, Daniela Horno fired out of venture of 8,000 right into a 12,000 pot with the board showing 3♠Q♣T♦4♣. Andrius Bielskis made the call, and was the one other play within the hand.
The river came the A♥, and Horno quickly put out 13,000. Bielskis, almost in competition, made a super-quick call. Horno turned over K♥K♣ with a sigh, as she'd been struck by the Barry Greenstein - aka an ace at the river - which paired Bielskis' A♠J♦. Horno is right down to 43,500, while Bielskis moves as much as around 60,000. --JS
10:10pm: Duran kisses and tellsLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
Juan Carlos "One Time!" Duran is as much as his usual antics. We just caught him smooching/kissing/puckering as much as his hole cards after he'd won a decent-sized pot, and he was doing so for therefore long that the ground needed to ask him to offer his cards back to the dealer.
Duran didn't exactly kiss and tell, but as he was mid-kiss I caught a glimpse of his holding. As not one of the other players did, though, I CAN'T reveal it. That secret dies with me. --JS
10:04pm: Back in businessLevel 9 - Blinds 400/800 (100 ante)
The blinds was raised and the players are back of their seats for the start of Level 9, the penultimate hour of the day. --JS
9:45pm: Fernando Reines leads ultimately break of the nightLevel 8 - Blinds 300/600 (100 ante)
The players have gone on their last first light 1A, and presently our chipleader is Chile's own Fernando Reines, who won that vast pot with Oscar Alache which you can read below. Listed here are all of the notable stacks:
| Fernando Reines | Chile | 130000 |
| Sebastian Ruiz | Chile | 92000 |
| Mauritio Cottin | Chile | 85000 |
| Lucas Tabarin | Brazil | 74000 |
| Damian Salas | Argentina | 72000 |
| Andrius Bielskis | Lithuania | 53000 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 38000 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 35500 |
| Daniela Horno | Chile | 33000 |
| Bruno Politano | Brazil | 25000 |
| Nicolas Fierro | Chile | 22000 |
We've got two more levels of play, so don't go anywhere. Back in five. --JS
Fernando Reines - chip leader on the final break
9:33pm: Oscar Aleche eliminated in massive potLevel 8 - Blinds 300/600 (100 ante)
We've just lost defending champ Oscar Aleche from the primary Event - no less than for today anyway.
We missed the action up until the river, but it surely appeared like Aleche had bet, Fernando Reines had shoved, and Alecha called. The board was the 7♠6♦K♦7♣6♠ and Reines turned over A♥A♦ - that forced Aleche to muck with a sigh, and hand all of his remaining chips over to his fellow Chilean.
I spoke with Oscar afterwards, and he told me he was sure to play again tomorrow and take a look at again to defend his title.
Meanwhile, Fernando Reines is your new chip leader with 130,000. --JS
9:20pm: Nicholas Ferro - notice the missing "i" - forces a disciplined foldLevel 8 - Blinds 300/600 (100 ante)
Nicholas Fierro is likely one of the most effective Chilean poker players and rightfully so, as we've touched on his over $6,000,000 in career live and online tournament winnings a couple of times throughout this present day 1A session. He's still alive but a lesser known player, with virtually the similar name is making waves on Table 8.
Nicholas Ferro just moved all-in at the flop in a big pot, along with his shove forcing an excessively disciplined fold from Damian Salas. That action was picked up on a board of 8♣6♣3♠ with Salas and Ferro fascinated with a battle of the blinds, with the previous checking to Ferro, who bet 2,200.
Salas then check-raised to 5,100 and after some thought, Ferro re-raised, moving all-in for just over 46,000. It was a tremendous shove and Salas, who had just over 65,000 in front of him, quickly asked the dealer for a count. It was a large component to his stack to name and after steadily climbing during the last few levels, the Argentinian didn't wish to commit that many huge blinds with a hand that he was unsure of.
After he mucked, he admitted to the table that he held "doble par" and we luckily did not have to take our English to Spanish dictionary out to know that one. Salas understands deep runs in tournament poker though and we imagine that a majority of this, or any field, wouldn't be disciplined enough to make that fold.
Salas did and is now still playing over 100 big blinds. Ferro is in addition and while he won't have the tournament pedigree as his similarly named online wizard only one table away, he finds himself working an over 50,000 chip stack heading towards over midway point of Level 8. --WOC
9:10pm: Set gets weaker, Rodrigo Strong strengthens stackLevel 8 - Blinds 300/600 (100 ante)
When you flop a set, installed a raise, after which get called on a draw heavy board, you hope that that draw then doesn't are available at the turn. When it does, players usually decelerate but Rodrigo Strong just gave the impression to know exactly where he was at and installed a value-raise at the river to select up a pleasing addition to his growing stack.
Action was picked up on a J♦5♦2♣ flop, with Jorge Mago leading from the blinds for 1,300. Strong, who was in middle position, then raised to 4,000 and after some thought, Mago called to look the 8♦ complete a possible flush draw. Both players quickly checked and after the A♠ completed the board, Mago again led, trying to potentially represent that completed draw at the turn.
Strong put his head in his hands, visibly thinking through a tricky decision. He counted out his stack once or twice and eventually, as opposed to throwing out the chips for a call, elected to boost for a second time within the the hand, throwing out two 5,000 value blue chips. Suddenly, Mago was faced with a choice for a large component of his stack and after with reference to a minute of thought, he called, something that Strong didn't appear to be he desired to see.
The Brazilian tabled 5♦5♣ and both players seemed surprised the opposite did not have a flush, with Mago tapping the table and sliding his hand into the muck after seeing the set across from him. Strong breathed a sigh of relief and when the dust settled, he was playing just over 55,000, while Mago is left with just over starting. --WOC
8:52pm: Level 8 awaitsLevel 8 - Blinds 300/600 (100 ante)
We're now seven minutes into Level 8 - the blinds are actually 300/600 with a 100 ante.
Players will take a brief break on the end of this level, then come again for 2 more before play ends for the night. --JS
8:45pm: Rojas turns set, sends opponent on early breakLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
There isn't a break on the end of Level 7 but Patricio Rojas just sent a player on an early smoke break, after Rojas turned trips in a clash of huge stacked players on Table 15. Action was picked up with Rojas opening to 1,000 and after a player at the button, the smoker in question, called, the blinds did the similar to send four players to the flop.
The blinds and Rojas checked the 9♥5♣2♠ flop however the player at the button didn't take a free card, instead betting 2,400. The blinds folded and Rojas called to look the 3♦ fall at the turn. He then took the betting lead back, pushing out 4,700 and his opponent quickly called to look the A♣ put four to a flush on board.
Rojas reverted back to his flop play, electing to test to his in position opponent. After he tapped the table, his opponent cut out a good component of his stack, eventually sliding out 13,500. Rojas slid off his headphones and commenced to stroll himself in the course of the hand and after as regards to two minutes of thought, he called and saw that his decision was the proper one.
His opponent turned over 8♥8♠ and Rojas countered with 3♠3♥, likely disappointed that he didn't get more value from his turned straight. After four to a straight came in at the river though, he was just happy to take the pot by picking off an almost well-timed bluff. A COUPLE OF hands later, Rojas' opponent was taking his earlybreak, facing his bag and bolting out of the tournament area to take a look at to regain his thoughts after losing a large component to his stack.
Both players started the hand near the 60,000 chip count and Rojas is now playing just shy of the century mark heading into the general few moments of Level 7. --WOC
8:38pm: Chauriye does it quietly; Leon says it proudlyLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
We haven't heard much from Fabian Chauriye today, however the man who had a deep run in January's PCA Main Event is quietly getting it done in Chile too. He's as much as around 40,000 - however, we just him lose a small pot.
It started with a limp from the player under the gun (we'll get to his name later). It folded around to Agentina's Martin Wagner who bumped it as much as 1,750, and got callers in both Chauriye (small blind) and the UTG player.
The flop fell 4♥A♠3♠ and both Chauriye and the opposite player checked back to Wagner. He counted out a big gamble of 2,600 and slid it around the line, which Chauriye called. Now, however, the so-far-nameless player made it 5,200 to peer the turn. Both players folded and he raked it in.
"¿Cómo Te Llamas?" I asked him afterwards in my terrible Spanish accent, subtley handing him my notepad and pen so he could write down his name so I DID NOT need to guess the spelling.
"LEON," he said proudly. Just Leon. He wrote it down for me too.
Leon now has 47,000, Chauriye has the aforementioned 40,000, and Wagner has roughly 40,000 too. --JS
Fabian Chauriye
8:30pm: The entire action on Table 13; Chavez approaching strongLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
Since the dinner break, Table 13 was on the center of the action. Sebastian Ruiz scored a big knockout and has since moved over the 100,000 chip mark, becoming the primary player to eclipse six-figures and after taking down a comparatively smaller pot, Rodrigo Chavez is hot on his tail.
Chavez opened the extent taking a tight section of dinner break chip leader Andrius Bielskis' stack and now finds himself trending near 70,000 after winning a four-bet pot against Felipe Barakey. That hand was picked up pre-flop with a player opening in middle position and after some folds, Chavez three-bet to 4,550.
Next to act, Barakey four-bet to 10,500, forcing a fold from the opener and picking up a caller in Chavez. Both players quickly checked the A♣T♣T♦ flop and after the 7♦ fell at the turn, Chavez turned his head to aim to get a read on his baby-faced opponent. Barakey, who looks young enough to be a lot of his table mate's child, didn't give much up but Chavez pushed out a big gamble of 7,000.
Barakey snap folded and Chavez showed Q♣Q♦, clearly fearless of the ace on board after his opponent checked back the flop. He's now the latest climber from what looks to be a stacked Table 13 lineup, one who could continue to supply some sizable pots over the overall few levels of just today 1A flight. --WOC
8:15pm: Essentially the most exciting poker update everLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
Wow, you fell for that, huh?
Play seems to have hit just a little a lull at this time - perhaps for the reason that players are still lethargic from dinner. But listed below are a couple of things to inform you:
1. We're sad to report that Renata Teixeira has busted this event, so there'll be no back-to-back duels between last year's runner up and reigning champ Oscar Alache (unless she plays tomorrow of course).
2. There at the moment are 157 players remaining.
3. And at last: one of the most players - and that i won't name any names (because I DO NOT are aware of it) - has a phone that won't. Stop. Ringing. It is the annoying standard iPhone ring too. And in preference to answering it, she or he always appears to be clear of the table.
C'mon guys, be a little bit more courteous to us humble bloggers please? --JS
8:05pm: Kuzanovich kills Kawauti right after dinnerLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
Bruno Kawauti returned from the dinner break with just over a 20,000 chip starting stack but here we're - only a few minutes into Level 7 - and he'll now want to wait until tomorrow to punch his ticket to Day 2. That's because his over pair couldn't hold against Paolo Kuzanovich's flopped pair and flush draw.
On a board of 6♥5♦4♦, Kawauti bet 2,500 from middle position and Kuzanovich, who was at the button, installed a raise to 6,200. The Brazilian then went into the tank and after a minute, moved his entire stack around the line. Kuzanovich snap called and after Kawauti tabled 7♦7♥, he turned over J♦6♦.
Kawauti was currently ahead but he'd want to fade the turn and river to stick alive, as his opponent had him slightly covered. He didn't even make it to the river, because the A♦ turned him dead and confirmed his Day 1A elimination. After the T♥ completed the board, Kuzanovich was pushed the pot and he is not going anywhere, as he's now playing the easier a part of 47,000. --WOC
7:58pm: It's officialLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
We've just had word that the official total collection of entries for Day 1A is 258 players. --JS
7:54pm: Ruiz felts MoralesLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
Small four-bets usually mean something - an overly strong hand or absolute air. When Sebastian Ruiz did it just now, it was heavily weighted at the former.
With the board showing the 3♥T♠5♥ flop, Ruiz had put out a raffle of 3,100 and Ivan Morales had a choice to make. He decided that three-betting to 7,400 was the best move, after which the action was back on Ruiz.
He thought for a while, and asked Morales to transport his arms so he could get a greater take a look at his chips. He had 14,600 behind, and Ruiz clearly wanted more of them. He put out a four-bet of 11,700 - only 4,300 more. Morales now decided he'd five-bet jam for his remaining chips and Ruiz snap-called.
Sebastian Ruiz K♥K♠Ivan Morales 8♥8♦
Ruiz had got Morales to commit with a worse pair, and the 2♦ turn and 2♣ river were no help to him. Ruiz now has around 75,000. --JS
7:45pm: We're baaaaaackLevel 7 - Blinds 250/500 (50 ante)
The players at the moment are back of their seats, able to play out the general four levels of Day 1A. It has been confirmed that 252 players paid $1,500 to play today, and presently 185 have returned from the dinner break.
Make sure you stick across the; action is bound to heat up because the blinds get bigger and players strive to take a large stack into Day 2. --JS
6:45pm: Andrius Bielskis biggest on dinner
This Day 1A flight is now QUARTER-HOUR into their 75-minute dinner break, and when this group returns from that break the remainder 185 or so players will all be looking up at Andruis Bielskis. The Lithuanian was featured earlier, after his pocket aces won him a large pot, and it looks as if Bielskis has continued to climb after a table change.
He's now taking 78,000 into the dinner break and while he is also far-off from home, Bielskis might be turning his first Chilean tournament experience right into a deep one if he's capable of continue to construct at the other side of dinner. A COUPLE OF other big stacks from across the room include Lucas Tabarin, defending LAPT Chile champion Oscar Alache and Fransisco Rocha. We'll be back in just one hour. --WOC
6:31pm: Winner winner - this lot made it to dinner
It's time for supper here, and the players are off for a 75 minute break. It's Lithuania's Andrius Bielskis who's currently out in front, but listed here are one of the most other notable stacks within the room:
| Andrius Bielskis | Lithuania | 78000 |
| Lucas Tabarin | Brazil | 74000 |
| Oscar Alache | Chile | 70000 |
| Fransisco Rocha | Chile | 59000 |
| Juan Carlos Duran | Chile | 58000 |
| Eder Murata | Brazil | 57000 |
| Damian Salas | Argentina | 52000 |
| Bruno Politano | Brazil | 37000 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 37000 |
| Nicolas Fierro | Chile | 34000 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 34000 |
| Daniela Horno | Chile | 33000 |
| Richard Dubini | Argentina | 32000 |
| Pablo Chacra | Argentina | 16000 |
| Renata Teixeira | Brazil | 10500 |
| Mario Lopez | Argentina | 6000 |
6:15pm: Fun and games in ChileLevel 6 - Blinds 200/400 (50 ante)
This may well be essentially the most relaxed and fun poker tournament I've ever witnessed outside of a friend's front room. Players are sharing jokes, chatting with each other, and in reality allowing themselves to turn human emotion - something that's sadly becoming rarer on the live felt.
I was watching a hand play out between LAPT Player of the Year Oscar Alache and Hua He, wherein both guys were making one another laugh as they played. Meanwhile, my colleague Will comes over to inform me he's just witnessed similar levels of silliness. See, it is all fun and games here in Viña del Mar.
Anyway, to the hand. Alache opened to 1,000 and He (Hua He, that may be) bumped it as much as 2,600 from the small blind. Alache made the decision and the 4♣9♠5♣ flop was dealt. He led for 2,400, Alache called once more, and we went to the turn.
It was the T♣ and both players checked, but there could be no checking at the 6♣ river. He quickly fired out 3,000 and Alache took his time but eventually called. Both players were talking while I waited to look the hands (my Spanish is not the best), but I MAY guess that He had asked Alache if he had a club - there have been four our there, in spite of everything. When Alache shook his head, He turned over the A♦A♥ and the rockets were ok to win. He now has around 25,000, while Alache has roughly 50,000. --JS
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They will not be chip leaders but Sebastian Ruiz and Felipe Barakey just tangled in a large pot; person who Ruiz won with no need to visit showdown after he shoved the activate a scary board. The hand was picked up with Barakey opening from early position and after some folds, Ruiz three-bet to 2,800 from the hijack.
The table folded back around to Barakey, who then four-bet to 7,150. Ruiz, who had just over 32,000 left behind, called after which was given the betting lead after Barakey checked the K♠J♠5♠ flop. Ruiz quickly bet 6,200 and after a minute of thought, Barakey called and saw the 4♣ fall at the turn.
He checked again and after some quick thinking, Ruiz put his opponent to a call for his entire stack. Ruiz moved all-in and the effective amount was Barakey's 17,400. It was a tricky spot to be in and how Barakey checked and re-checked his cards, we imagine he laid down an overly big hand when he eventually did fold.
He'd tap the table and concede a tight part of his stack to Ruiz, pushing the Chilean up and over the 50,000 chip mark midway through Level 6. Sebastian Ruiz has 52,100, while Felipe Barakey has 17,400. --WOC
5:55pm: More Ortiz pleaseLevel 6 - Blinds 200/400 (50 ante)
It's with a heavy heart that we report that Fabian Ortiz have been eliminated. The two-time LAPT champ could only last five levels on Day 1A, and unless he buys back in inside the next HALF-HOUR he'll must wait until Day 1B tomorrow to re-enter. Hopefully we see him again.
That leaves Oscar Alache and Mario Lopez because the only representatives of the 'two-time LAPT champ' club left within the field. Where you at, Jose Barbero? --JS
5:45pm: Bielskis' bullets reduce ComesanaLevel 6 - Blinds 200/400 (50 ante)
While there are a handful of huge stacks around the tournament area, there are only a few instances of these big stacks playing pots together. For a temporary moment, two over 50,000 chip stacks were together at Table 9 they usually tangled in a pot that potentially will have moved Andrius Bielskis near the highest of the leaderboard.
That action was caught at the Q♥T♥6♣ flop, with two players checking from the blinds and Bielskis checking in middle position. Nestor Comesana was next to behave and he put out a chance of 1,300. Both blinds called before Bielskis check-raised to 3,600. Comesana called and the blinds got out of how to send just two players to the turn.
The 9♠ fell and Bielskis continued his line, firing out 4,100. Comesana quickly called after which both players presently checked the 6♠ river. Bielskis then turned over A♠A♣ and his bullets were ok to win the pot, as Comesana cringed and mucked his hand.
It searched for a moment that we might get to look these two on the same table for the following few levels but two hands later, Bielskis was racking his chips and heading to Table 13, where the Lithuanian will attempt to continue to construct his stack previous to the dinner break. --WOC
5:35pm: Otazo ousted by Politano then SalasLevel 6 - Blinds 200/400 (50 ante)
Before the tip of the last level, we caught the top of Leonel Otazo's tournament run.
His downfall started in a hand against Bruno Politano. With 5,000 within the middle and the board showing 7♠4♥7♦, Otazo led for 2,400 and Politano made the decision. The Brazilian has a undeniable way of throwing his chips within the middle - he makes a grand gesture; it's quite dramatic.
Anyway, we went to the 3♦ turn and Otazo fired again, this time for 3,300. We had another dramatic call from Politano and saw the T♣ hit the river. Now the bet was 6,600, but Politano shoved for around 22,000 total. He got Otazo to fold, but we decided to stay around and notice what happened next.
Well, Otazo got eliminated - that is what. It started with an open to 700 from Damian Salas, which got calls from both Politano and Otazo (within the small blind), plus another couple of players. The flop came T♥6♠3♦ and it checked all of the way across the. turn was the 9♠ and now Otazo put out a 1,000 chip. Salas was the one caller, so that they were heads-up by the point we reached the 8♣ river. Otazo checked with just 4,600 behind, and Salas wasted no time in moving a big stack of yellow chips in. It was a call for Otazo's tournament and he made it - incorrectly, it turned out.
Otazo had rivered two pair with the 8♥9♥, but Salas had gone one better by rivering a straight along with his Q♣J♣. Clearly disappointed, Otazo still smiled as left the tournament area. --JS
5:30pm: Blinds up againLevel 6 - Blinds 200/400 (50 ante)
Both the blinds and the antes have risen again as we enter level 6 - the last before dinner. --JS
5:15pm: Chenaud chips away at Rocha then chows downLevel 5 - Blinds 150/300 (25 ante)
We're slightly below an hour and a half from the Day 1A dinner break but, as it's essential imagine, some players are electing to start out their supper slightly early. Guilherme Chenaud just got a 'mayo sandwich' dropped at him by a table-side waiter but unfortunately for "Gustavo", he needed to wait until Chenaud was done playing a pot against one of the vital chip leaders, Fransisco Rocha.
Action was picked up with three players seeing a flop of T♦7♠2♣ and Rocha checked from the small blind. Another player in middle position checked before Chenaud bet 1,350 and after Rocha called, "Gustavo" almost interrupted the action. The Brazilian waved him aside, as his stare around the table was fixated on Rocha.
The two saw the Q♣ fall at the turn and after some thought, Rocha checked for a second time, only to peer Chenaud bet another 2,300. Rocha quickly called and, with "Gustavo" patiently waiting, the J♦ completed the board. Rocha checked for a 3rd time and Chenaud bet again, this time throwing 825 around the line.
Rocha threw a puzzled look to his opponent before he threw in a 1,000 value yellow chip to call, only to peer Chenaud table J♠9♥, which was evidently adequate to win the pot. Finally, "Gustavo" was in a position to deliver the 'mayo sandwich' and after stacking up just over 30,000, Chenaud spent the following couple of hands chowing down as this field heads towards the top of Level 5. --WOC
5:05pm: Life lessonsLevel 5 - Blinds 150/300 (25 ante)
Just a handy guide a rough one - Bernardita Orrego (sometimes called Oscar Alache's mother) is out of the primary Event. She now has the choice to rebuy until the tip of Level 6, while her son is currently sitting second in chips.
I guess mum doesn't always know best. --JS
4:51pm: Alache moves himself among leadersLevel 5 - Blinds 150/300 (25 ante)
Coming back from the last break, just two players were over the 60,000 chip mark but Oscar Alache quickly changed that a little while into Level 5. The defending LAPT Chile champion flopped a flush on a board of A♦[10d]6♦2♠4♦ and after he raised his opponent's river result in 9,000, that player moved all-in for just over 15,000 total.
Alache snap called and tabled K♦5♦, the nuts, and his opponent was left tapping the felt before sending his stack around the table to the reigning Season 8 LAPT Player of the Year. While he stacked up his nearly 64,000 chips, a player seated near Alache joked, in as many words, "That was easy."
The Chilean could only laugh and while his river call was relatively easy we imagine that his road to a 3rd LAPT title goes to be a tricky one, against a growing and experienced Day 1A field. --WOC
4:41pm: Rocha and Tabarin top getting back from breakLevel 5 - Blinds 150/300 (25 ante)
Through four hours of just today 1A flight, we have seen a couple of players build sizable stacks but only two players was in a position to triple their 20,000 chip starting stack. Those players are situated on late registration tables at the other side of the tournament area but those late arrivals haven't stopped Fransisco Rocha and Lucas Tabarin from quickly climbing the leaderboard.
Rocha is playing just over 60,000 and can be trying to improve on his career best LAPT finish from Season 8 in his home country. The Chilean finished 4th in Panama in May of last year and will really well be en path to another final table if he's in a position to continue to construct in the course of the remainder of this present day 1A session.
That entire flight is calling up at Lucas Tabarin though, because the Brazilian won an important pot against Richard Dubini to finish Level 4 with just over 66,000. Tabarin hasn't ever recorded a LAPT score but that might change this weekend, as he's currently leading heading towards the midway point of this opening starting flight. --WOC
Lucas Tabarin leads the pack
4:31pm: Back in actionLevel 5 - Blinds 150/300 (25 ante)
The field is back within the room, as a way to speak. They'll play two more levels then take a 75-minute dinner break. --JS
4:20pm: Break counts
Here are a couple of counts from the tip of the second one break:
| Nicolas Fierro | Chile | 50000 |
| Juan Carlos Duran | Chile | 48700 |
| Oscar Alache | Chile | 42000 |
| Damian Salas | Argentina | 38000 |
| Richard Dubini | Argentina | 26000 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 25200 |
| Renata Teixeira | Brazil | 25000 |
| Patricio Gonzalez | Chile | 24000 |
| Daniela Horno | Chile | 22500 |
| Fernando Gordo | Argentina | 21000 |
| Bernadita Orrego | Chile | 20000 |
| Bruno Politano | Brazil | 17500 |
| Fabian Ortiz | Argentina | 14000 |
| Rodrigo Delgado | Chile | 14000 |
| Frederico Volpe | Brazil | 14000 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 14000 |
| Mario Lopez | Argentina | 12500 |
| Pablo Chacra | Argentina | 8000 |
4:15pm: Hit the breaks
The players have gone on a fifteen minute break. We'll be back with an update of the notable chip stacks shortly. --JS
3:55pm: Speedy GonzalezLevel 4 - Blinds 100/200 (25 ante)
After Chilean Patricio Gonzalez opened to 500, he got three callers and the four players saw the 9♣4♥5♦ flop. Rodrigo Delgado was the primary to behave; he checked and let Gonzalez fire out a c-bet of 1,000. It folded to Brazil's Frederico Volpe who tossed within the call, but now Delgado check-raised it as much as 2,200. Both players called and we went to the turn.
It came the 3♥ and Delgado went back to checking. Gonzalez made a rapid bet of 3,600 and Volpe called yet again - however, it was an excessive amount of for Delgado who gave it up.
The river was the T♦ and Gonzalez quickly shoved his remaining 9,000 into the center. Volpe sighed, put his head in his hands, and made a reluctant fold. He's all the way down to 17,000 now, while Delgado has 19,000 and Gonzalez moves as much as 25,000. --JS
3:35pm: Nicolas 'PKaiser' Fierro flops it, gets value on riverLevel 4 - Blinds 100/200 (25 ante)
There are a handful of experienced tournament professionals on this Day 1A field but in the case of PokerStars online tournament earnings, there may not be a more seasoned player than Nicolas 'PKaiser' Fierro. The Chilean has over $4,500,000 in online results on PokerStars, together with over $1,700,000 in live tournament earnings.
That live number saw a major uptick on the end of last year, as Fierro recorded a career best $620,000 score and his first major tournament win on the Gran Final Millionaria at Enjoy Conrad in Argentina. His stack has also seen a tremendous uptick because the last break, as Fierro is now playing what looks to be the most important stack within the room. He just flopped a straight and got some serious value from Pablo Chaura on a board of J♣9♠8♥4♦7♦.
Fierro checked the river and Chaura bet 1,500, only to look his opponent click it back after with regards to two minutes of thought. The check-raise weighed in at 7,000 and after a handy guide a rough count of his own stack, Chaura called only to peer Fierro turn over Q♥T♥. The Argentinian pro tapped the table and he's now working just over half a starting stack after running into the nuts.
Chaura has 12,400, while Fierro has 53,000 and potentially the chip lead. --WOC
Nicolas 'PKaiser' Fierro
3:15pm: Blinds are up - it's ante timeLevel 4 - Blinds 100/200 (25 ante)
It's that point you've all been looking ahead to - the antes have arrived. We've moved into level 4 and the blinds are still 100/200, but with an extra 25 chip thrown in for good measure. --JS
3:10pm: Lopez leaves Giorgio guessing after river shoveLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
After a slow-paced flop and turn, action exploded at the river to construct some of the bigger pots we have seen within the first three levels of just today 1A session. Action was picked up on Table 10 with the board showing A♥J♥9♠A♠5♥. Mario Lopez (and no - it is not the Mario Lopez of Saved By The Bell fame - it is the two-time LAPT champ --JS) led for 3,500 from middle position and Viccenzo Giorgio, who was at the button, then clicked it back to 7,200.
That raise was quickly an afterthought because Lopez presently re-raised, moving all-in for just over 17,500. Giorgio got an official count from the dealer and, with just over 25,000 in front of him, he was playing for a large component of his own stack. After chatting with himself concerning the hand for with reference to two minutes, he eventually folded, only to be left guessing by Lopez.
Lopez didn't show, instead pushing his hand towards the muck while the dealer pushed him a large pot that moves Lopez over the 40,000 chip mark. We imagine that stack goes to continue to trend upwards for Lopez, because the Argentinian finished 2015 with some massive wins.
The first came in August, when Lopez won the EPT12 Estrellas Main Event at Barcelona for $450,000. The second one came a month later, as Lopez claimed his first LAPT title in Uruguay before heading back to Europe to notch a runner-up finish on the World Series of Poker's October series in Germany. Lopez won his first LAPT title at this very stop back in 2014.
Safe to say, Lopez is getting into the brand new year seeking to replicate that success, and as one of the experienced players in today's field he's doing just that to this point. --WOC
Two-time LAPT champ Mario Lopez
2:55pm: Salas takes successful; Soto getting strongerLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
It's all been smooth sailing for Damian Salas up to now here at LAPT9 Chile, but I BELIEVE I just caught his first bump within the road. The beneficiary? Cesar Soto.
With the board showing the 6♦8♥4♦ flop and with 2,100 within the pot, Soto bet 1,200 and Salas 9his only opponent) made the decision. The turn was the T♥ and both checked, resulting in the J♣ river. Soto thought for some time before putting out a big gamble of 2,600. Salas took an excellent have a look at Soto's remaining stack - 5,200 - but opted to not put him all-in; instead he made something of a reluctant call.
He'll be glad he did just call though, as Soto turned over 9♦7♦ for a turned straight. He's as much as 12,500 while Salas has slipped a bit to 37,200. --JS
2:45pm: Varela puts Dubini to the testLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
Richard Dubini is certainly one of Argentina's most successful tournament professionals, with just shy of $800,000 in career earnings. However, you would not realize it should you asked Sergio Varela, for the reason that Chilean amateur just put Dubini to the test on an excessively coordinated board.
In a blind versus blind encounter, both players checked the Q♠T♥5♣ flop and after Varela checked the J♣ turn, the dealer thought that Dubini had done the similar. He didn't though, waving to the dealer right before she burned the following card. No harm, no foul, as play proceeded with Dubini betting 4,000.
Varela, who had just over 10,000 behind, called and after the T♣ completed the board, he instantly moved all-in for his final 6,200. Dubini seemed like he wished he'd let the river fall free of charge and after just about a minute and a half within the tank, pushed his cards over the road to concede the pot to his short-stacked opponent.
Both players at the moment are working near a starting stack midway through Level 3. --WOC
2:35pm: A family that plays together, stays togetherLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
We've just caught wind that LAPT Player of the Year Oscar Alache's mother Bernardita Orrego is within the field today. My esteemed colleague and photographer Carlos Monti has informed me that he is never seen her play at these events before, but perhaps that is the beginning of a promising poker career. If she plays like her son, you'll bet on it. --JS
Bernardita Orrego - aka Oscar Alache's mum
2:25pm: Fuentes fades combo draw to attain knockoutLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
In one of the vital first hands after the break, we have seen another elimination after Nicholas Fuentes and a short-stacked player got tangled on an excessively draw-heavy board. Action was picked up with a player opening to 500, and after another player made the decision from late position Fuentes three-bet to 1,525 from the small blind.
The opener called and the pre-flop caller got out of how to send just two players to the J♥8♠3♠ flop. Fuentes led for 2,200 after which snap-called when his opponent moved all-in for just over 9,000. Fuentes held A♠J♦ for high pair and he'd want to hold to attain the knockout, as his opponent turned over J♠9♠ for high pair and a flush draw.
The 7♣ fell at the turn, giving Fuentes' opponent much more outs but he eventually did hold, because the A♦ completed the board and sent the quick stack packing. It was a comparatively small elimination but one who moves Fuentes up the present leaderboard with 32,500 heading into the simpler a part of Level 3. --WOC
2:15pm: ...AND THEY ARE backLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
The room is alive with the sound of ruffling chips yet again because the players have returned to their seats. --JS
2:12pm: Chip countsLevel 3 - Blinds 100/200
Here's a glance on the room's notable stacks:
| Juan Carlos Duran | Chile | 48700 |
| Damian Salas | Argentina | 48000 |
| Nicolas Fierro | Chile | 37000 |
| Oscar Alache | Chile | 35000 |
| Fabian Ortiz | Argentina | 27200 |
| Fabian Chauriye | Chile | 25000 |
| Renata Teixeira | Brazil | 23000 |
| Fernando Gordo | Argentina | 21000 |
| Pablo Chacra | Argentina | 19200 |
| Daniela Horno | Chile | 17500 |
| Bruno Politano | Brazil | 17500 |
| Mauricio Zeman | Chile | 16400 |
2pm: Break time
Players have gone on a fifteen minute break. Once they return, the blinds could be 100/200. --JS
1:50pm: "One time!" doubles Juan Carlos DuranLevel 2 - Blinds 75/150
While the pre flop action was missed, the joy and cheers from Juan Carlos Duran after he flopped his opponent dead was not. The action was picked up with the cards on their backs; Duran's A♣Q♣ tabled in front of his empty seat, while his opponent - packing his belongings - flicked his A♠K♥ towards the muck.
Ace-king was flopped dead, because the chips got within the middle pre-flop before Duran hit a nut flush at the T♣5♣4♣9♠T♠ run-out. The rationale Duran's cards were in front of his empty seat? He was halfway around the tournament area, hugging a chum while they each shouted, "One time! One time!"
That one time seems like it has shot Duran up the early Day 1A leaderboard and after the celebration ended, he returned to stack up just shy of 50,000. That late Level 2 double could mean the Chilean will enter the primary break of the day with biggest stack within the room, with an update of giant and notable counts coming shortly. -- WOC
1:40pm: We've got our first eliminationLevel 2 - Blinds 75/150
It took an hour and 40 minutes of play for us to lose our first player here in Chile, and the departed man's name is Francisco Barraza.
He opened to 450 pre-flop and located one caller in Damian Salas within the big blind. The flop came 4♥8♥T♣ and Salas checked it to the raiser, who now made it 1,000 to head. Salas then check-raised it as much as 2,800 and Barraza went nowhere.
To the turn we went. It came the 4♦, pairing the board, and now Salas led for 3,200. Barraza insta-called and the dealer put out the 5♣ river. Salas bet 6,200 and Barraza shoved immediately for his remaining 16,000. Salas wasted no time in calling but waited for the all-in player to expose his hand.
It was the K♦8♦ - and Barraza's eights and fours weren't enough to overcome Salas' Q♠Q♣ for a larger two pair. Salas has around 50,000 now. --JS
A strong start for Damian Salas
1:30pm: Definitely worth the watch for Damian SalasLevel 2 - Blinds 75/150
Earlier, we mentioned how Bruno Politano was adding some action to Table 8 and he's not the one player off to a handy guide a rough start on this Day 1A session. Argentina's Damian Salas could also be trending upwards, after doubling through Leonel Otazo in a well thought-out and well drawn-out encounter.
Action was picked up with Salas opening to 300 from middle position and after a player called in late position, another came along from the small blind. Otazo was within the big blind and he installed a three-bet to 1,350. After just about a minute of thought, Salas called and the small blind did the same, bookending a fold from the player in late position.
Three players saw the T♠8♦7♠ flop and after the player within the small blind passed, Otazo continued for 2,500. Salas again went into the tank, scaling down his nearly 13,000 chip stack a couple of times and keeping his stare, blocked by his stylish aviators, fixated at the board. Eventually, he called and the player within the small blind quickly got out of the way.
The 2♥ fell at the turn and this time, it was Otazo's turn to enter the tank. He had slightly below a whole 20,000 chip starting stack in front of him and after two minutes of thought, the Chilean quietly put his bigger denomination chips forward to place Salas all-in. While there has been long breaks within the action at the flop and turn, Salas' call was almost instantaneous, as he quickly splashed chips forward after which tabled T♣8♣.
Otazo turned over Q♥Q♠ and he'd need some assistance on the river to attain the knockout. Help didn't come though, because the 6♣ bricked out and confirmed Salas' double. While the Argentinian stacked up his chips, still behind those fashionable aviators, Otazo could only shake his head, along with his orange-tinted Oakleys covering the pain of a giant loss for his big pocket pair. -- WOC
1:10pm: Ortiz within the buildingLevel 2 - Blinds 75/150
We've just spotted two-time LAPT champ Fabian Ortiz within the field, still relatively fresh from an excessively deep run on the PCA in January (he finished 17th for $36,860).
The Argentine is currently within the race with Oscar Alache, Jose Barbero, and Mario Lopez to become the primary player to win three LAPT titles. How will he fare? Stick around and discover. --JS
1pm: Taking it to a different levelLevel 2 - Blinds 75/150
We've moved into Level 2 of today's action. Players will take their first break of the day on the end of this one. --JS
12:55pm: Lights, cameras, early action for Bruno PolitanoLevel 1 - Blinds 50/100
A majority of players that we will feature throughout just today 1A session could also be more widely known in LAPT and South American poker circles, but Bruno Politano is the exception to that rule. Politano was the primary Brazilian player to ever make the arena Series of Poker Main Event final table and turned that 2014 'November Nine' appearance in to an almost $950,000 score.
Politano's WSOP run was about a lot more than simply poker, as his energetic, loud, sometimes crazy rail of supporters was probably the most main focus of ESPN's coverage within the lead as much as that final table. The ESPN cameras are on site at Vina del Mar for what have to be another huge LAPT event and so they were there to look Politano take his seat at Table 8 within the dying moments of Level 1.
The Brazilian opened his Day 1A session by taking down three consecutive pots, slightly increasing his stack and announcing himself to the table, as though the ESPN camera crew didn't do this already. In between hands, the always charismatic and friendly Politano posed together with his stack for a 'selfie' but now, heading into Level 2, the sunglasses are on and the Brazilian seems like he's all business. --WOC
12:50pm: Familiar facesLevel 1 - Blinds 50/100
Looks like we've ourselves a slightly stacked field today. After a walk across the room (courtesy of our colleague Reinaldo Venegas) we managed to identify several familiar faces.
Former November Niner Bruno Politano is here, as is online beast Nicolas 'PKaiser' Fierro - a person with almost $4.5 million in PokerStars online winnings. Fabian Chauriye is within the action trying to better his deep run on the PCA, and joining him are Daniela Horno, Fernando Gordo, and Mauricio Zeman. --JS
12:40pm: Giorgio calls the river, then takes oneLevel 1 - Blinds 50/100
Early level play usually involves small pots and quick decisions but don't tell that to Viccenzo Giorgio and Mauricio Aguilar, who just got excited about a large pot on Table 10. Action was picked up with three players seeing a flop of Q♠7♣6♥, with Aguilar checking from the blinds.
Giorgio, at the button, put out of venture of 600. Aguilar then clicked it back with a check-raise to 1,500, forcing a fold from the center position player and picking up a decision from Giorgio who wasn't going away quietly. The Q♦ fell at the turn and the action slowed, with both players quickly passing to peer the A♥ complete the board.
Aguilar quickly made a move towards his stack and bet 3,500, a large bet at this stage of the tournament. Giorgio's face said it all, as he perceived to hate the bet and the spot he was in at the river. After shooting Aguilar a couple of looks and talking himself in the course of the hand for as regards to two minutes, Giorgio called, to peer that his decision-making process resulted in a proper call.
The out-of-position Aguilar tabled 4♣4♠ and Giorgio's hand was good, as he turned over A♦K♥ for a rivered top pair. The dealer mucked Aguilar's cards and pushed Giorgio the pot, or no less than pushed it towards his seat. After the hand, the victor quickly stood and stepped clear of the table to receive a handy guide a rough phone call.
He eventually returned to the table to stack his newly won chips and after creating a great river call and receiving one on his cell phone, Viccenzo Giorgio is off to a hot start here in Day 1A. --WOC
12:20pm: Top two from Season 8 headline early crowdLevel 1 - Blinds 50/100
While this early Day 1A crowd is stuffed with unfamiliar faces, two of the massive names from Season 8's Latin American Poker Tour stop in Chile are headlining the action. Oscar Alache, who claimed his second LAPT title last year, returns not to only defend his title but in addition try to write his name into the LAPT record books.
A back-to-back win and third overall LAPT title would just do that. The Chilean has already started 2016 with some solid results, including two final table appearances at January's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He ended January with another final table run and can be walking away with hardware without reference to his LAPT9 Chile finish this weekend (he's being presented with the LAPT8 Player of the Year title). He's the player to observe over the following couple of days.
Oscar Alache - LAPT Player of the Year
Alache is not the only podium finisher from 2015 to make an early Day 1A appearance, as Renata Teixeira has just taken her seat at a central table. The Brazilian finished 2nd last year, good for a $113,000 score, and she'll now attempt to make her third career LAPT Main Event final table appearance after finishing 9th in Uruguay last September.
With past experience and immense success at the LAPT and at Vina del Mar, these two players will definitely be contenders throughout this $1,500 NL Hold'em Main Event. --WOC
Renata Teixeira - going for the gold this year
12pm: Shuffle up and deal - vamos!Level 1 - Blinds 50/100
We're officially off and running here in Chile. The players start with 20,000 chips, and we'll be playing 10 one-hour levels today. --JS
11:30am: Who will set the bar in Viña del Mar?
Buenos días! We're here within the beautiful 'Garden City' of Viña del Mar in Chile for the Latin American Poker Tour Season 9's second stop. In a half hour's time, we'll be kicking off the festival with Day 1A of the $1,500 NL Hold'em Main Event with unlimited re-entries.
Viña del Mar have been an ordinary stop at the tour since Season 2 back in 2008, when Argentina's Fabián Ortiz took down the inaugural event. Last year it was Chile's own Oscar Alache who won the $131,962 first place prize and his second LAPT title, having also notched a win in Peru in Season 7. To scoop the trophy in Chile last year, Alache defeated a difficult final table that still included two-time LAPT champ Jose Barbero.
So, the question is: will he attempt to go back-to-back, overtaking both Ortiz and Barbero to become the primary player with three LAPT titles? We'll need to wait and see!
We're expecting an exhilarating day of play to get this Main Event going, and if other LAPT stops are anything to move by then that's exactly what we are going to get. We'll be back shortly when the players begin to arrive and the cards are (almost) within the air - don't go anywhere. --JS
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