LAPT Chile 2012: The local player Aliro Diaz grabs the victory
The opening stage of the fifth season of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) ended with the victory of the local player Aliro Diaz. The Chilean was the best face to a record field of 651 participants and pocketed the sum of $ 76,560 as a reward. He showed a new feat to the public of the poker room of the Enjoy Casino & Resort in Vina del Mar throughout the final table. Indeed, it only took five hours for him to take the trophy. At the beginning of the meeting, he eliminated the Brazilian Halysson Sal who finished 7 th while his compatriot Felipe Velasquez launched a fatal attack against the Colombian Nicholas Batt who was awarded the 8 th place. It must be said that Chileans dominated the game.
After a deal of six, the action was back. Sergio Escobar and Javier Venegas took then the exit door. If Velasquez contributed to the elimination of the Colombian Sergio Escobar, he also had the misfortune of falling into a great opponent. Indeed, Diaz has shown his talent and finally eliminate him at the 4 th place. Shortly after his exit, the Brazilian Joao Lopes also joined the benches of removed to let Diaz and Leonardo Olivares contest for the final headÂ’s up. Diaz dominated the meeting and took the win with brilliance. Note that the next step of the LAPT will be held at Mantra Resort, Spa & Casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay from May 24 to 27, 2012. Then, the tournament will visit Colombia and Peru before the final.
Source: Jack SMITH
Friday, 30 March 2012
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