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LAPT Mexico Final Table: 4k/8k updates

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Updates from the postponed LAPT Mexico final table 4,000/8,000/500 level will be posted here and come courtesy of live bloggers Brad Willis and Change100.

Click refresh to see the latest updates.

Last update 3:23pm


3:23pm--Chip count update

Seat 1: Rory Cox (USA) 1,100,000
Seat 2: Victor Ramdin (USA) 70,000
Seat 3: Pavel Naydenov (USA) 120,000
Seat 4: Helen Prager (USA) 350,000
Seat 5: Leonardo Emperador (Venezuela) 160,000
Seat 6: Steven Thompson (Costa Rica) 190,000
Seat 7: Bolivar Palacios (Panama) 160,000
Seat 8: Martha Herrera (Mexico) 60,000
Seat 9: Alex Brenes (Costa Rica) 110,000

3:18pm-- But what was the other card?

Victor Ramdin moved all in for 44,000 and the action was folded to Alex Brenes in the big blind.

"I don't mind a call. I like the action!" laughed Ramdin as Brenes mulled his decision.

Brenes ultimately folded and Ramdin flashed a six as he raked in the pot.

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3:15pm--Clean up on aisle 8!

We're not going to call any names, but somebody spilled a bottle of Coke that say between Alex Brenes and Martha Herrera. The folks from the Mantra Hotel and Casino were Johnny-on-the-spot with a mop. The ESPN crew is finishing up with some paper towels. If that's the worse mess of the week, we'll all do just fine.

3:08pm-- Steven Thompson doubles through Rory Cox

Steven Thompson raised to 25,000 from under-the-gun, Rory Cox reraised to 75,000 and Thompson made the call. The flop came down 8h-5c-4c. Thompson immediately moved all in for his remaining 57,000 and Cox just as quickly called.

Thompson 5h-5s
Cox 9h-9s

The turn fell the Jh and the river the 6h, Thompson earning a double-up to 264,000 with his set of fives.

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2:58pm-- More for Rory

In this latest episode of the Rory Cox Show, Alex Brenes put in an opening raise to 22,000 from the cutoff, only to have Cox, sitting on the button, ask him for a count. Brenes let him know he had about 100,000 behind, prompting Cox to move all in. Both blinds folded and after a long think, Brenes also elected to fold. Score another one for Rory!

2:49pm -- Cox, Cox, Cox

In a continuation of the last update, the name Cox keeps coming up. In the latest hand, Rory Cox raised to 19,000, Leonardo Emperador called, and Alex Brenes called from big blind. The flop came 4d-J-c-2d. Brenes checked, Cox continued for 38,000 and Emperador called. Both players checked the deuce on the turn. When another deuce fell on the river, Cox bet 40,000 and got a fold from Emperador.

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2:43pm - Cox puts the pressure on

Rory Cox, who has the rest of the table outchipped by nearly three to one, is already weilding his monster stack like a sledgehammer. Cox opened for 19,000 and with the action folded to the final table's second-largest stack Helen Prager, she put in a reraise to 40,000. With the action back on Cox, he moved all in for his entire million-plus stack, forcing Prager to give up her hand and wait for a better spot.

2:39pm--Hobbled

Martha Herrera only has one foot on the ground right now. The lady from Mexico who won a single table satellite among friends to get into the event in the first place managed to break her leg between the event and now. Her right leg is currently propped up on a white table. The ESPN crew is doing its best not to whack the cast with their big cameras.


2:26pm--Postponed no more

After a three month break and 5,000 trip to the south, the LAPT Mexico final table is underway.

2:18pm--Is this a misprint?!!!

Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin just stood next to the final table in disbelief. "Is this a misprint?" he asked. He was looking at Rory Cox's 1,074,500 chip count.

Nobody else has more than 330,000 chips. You might see how Ramdin would be concerned.

Ramdin was, of course, joking. When this event ended online at PokerStars, Cox had run over the final two tables and absolutely eviscerated everybody. His chip count is for real. Now it's time to see what he does with it.

2:13pm--Players taking their seats

The players are taking their seats. We expect play to begin within the next 20 minutes or so.

1:30pm--Action scheduled to begin at 2:00pm

Action for the postponed LAPT Mexico final table is scheduled to begin in just about half an hour. Click on our prizes page to see what the players will win.

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Here is who will be in action.

Seat 1: Rory Cox (USA) 1,074,500
Seat 2: Victor Ramdin (USA) 104,000
Seat 3: Pavel Naydenov (USA) 80,000
Seat 4: Helen Prager (USA) 326,500
Seat 5: Leonardo Emperador (Venezuela) 284,000
Seat 6: Steven Thompson (Costa Rica) 135,500
Seat 7: Bolivar Palacios (Panama) 128,500
Seat 8: Martha Herrera (Mexico) 88,000
Seat 9: Alex Brenes (Costa Rica) 154,500

Join us here for live blog action when play begins.


LAPT Mexico final table to play out in Uruguay

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Though you may not have realized it yet, we're in Uruguay. We'll tell you more about this fine country in just a bit, but for now, we have a bit of news on our hands.

A few months back you might have seen that the LAPT event in Mexico had to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Now, three months later and more than 5,000 miles away, the final table will finally play out. What's more, it's going to finish up with some pretty big names, not the least of which is Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin.

Beginning tomorrow at 2pm local time (that's ET + 1 hour), the final nine players from LAPT Mexico will sit down under the television lights and play for the title.

If you follow the LAPT at all, many of these names are going to be familiar to you.

Rory Cox (USA) 1,074,464
Helen Prager (USA) 326,235
Leonardo Emperador (Venezuela) 283,309
Alex Brenes (Costa Rica) 154,465
Steven Thompson (Costa Rica) 135,006
Bolivar Palacios (Panama) 128,260
Victor Ramdin (USA) 103,576
Martha Herrera (Mexico) 87,600
Pavel Naydenov (USA) 79,585

In truth, we came all this way to watch the LAPT Punta del Este event play out starting on Wednesday, but since we're here we figured, "Hey, why not live blog the Mexico final table!" And, so we will.

As for this beautiful place in South America, we're still getting acclimated to the summer temperatures, rolling hills, and colorful gardens. We're also trying to shake off about 23 hours worth of travel. Once we get a feel for the place, we'll introduce you properly.

In the meantime, plan to join us here at 2pm Tuesday for the Mexico final table.


LAPT heads to Mexico

Friday, November 7th, 2008

With the smell of the Costa Rican coffee still fresh in our noses, it's time to bid that country adios and move on to the next stop of the Latin America Poker Tour.

PokerStars has just released details for the event in Neuvo Vallarta, Mexico December 5-7. The $2,700 buy-in event is scheduled to go off at the beach-front Marival Resort & Suites,

Naturally, you can win your seat to the Nuevo Vallarta event online at PokerStars for as little as $2.20. It's a small price to pay to play against top competitors like Team PokerStars Pros Humberto Brenes, Andre Akkari, Alexandre Gomes and former world champion Greg Raymer, not to mention win some big money.

Just a couple of days ago, 20-year-old American Ryan Fee won more than $200,000 in San Jose Costa RIca during the first stop of the LAPT's second season. Now, attention turns to the second stop on Mexico's Caribbean coast.

More than a thousand poker players from 45 countries took part last season, creating a prize pool of more than $2.5 million. The first event of Season 2 had a $1 million prize pool on its own, so only time will tell how big the second generation of the tour will be.

PokerStars LAPT Mexico satellites are available daily at PokerStars. Players have the chance to win a prize package worth $5,000 including Main Event buy-in, four nights’ all-inclusive hotel accommodation, and money for expenses.

For more information on the whole tour, visit the LAPT site.