Below are the results of the second season of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). All currency amounts are in US dollars.
Results
LAPT San José Casino: Ramada Plaza Herradura Buy-in: $3,700 3-Day Event: Monday, November 3, 2008, to Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Number of buy-ins: 219 Total Prize Pool: $1,000,000 Number of Payouts: 24 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Ryan Fee $285,773 2nd Joel Micka $148,993 3rd Brent Sheirbon $109,913 4th Jesús Bertoli $80,603 5th Andrew Chen $61,063 6th Jeffrey Petronack $43,960 7th Claus Rasmussen $34,195 8th Maria Stern $24,425
LAPT Nuevo Vallarta Casino: Marival Resort and Suites Buy-in: $2,700 3-Day Event: Friday, December 5, 2008, to Sunday, December 7, 2008 Number of buy-ins: 242 Total Prize Pool: $586,850 +$44,500 (in Mexico) +$50,000 (Final Table) Number of Payouts:89 Note: the 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico event was canceled due to local gaming officials making a decision in the middle of play on Day 1 to rescind the LAPT's gaming license, PokerStars, who host the event, has said that the remaining 89 players will receive $5,000 and a divided remainder of the prize pool based on each player's chip count and an extra $500 paid by PokerStars as a courtesy.
Day 2 Online To complete the event, PokerStars decided to play DAY 2 online, with the 89 players still in play at LAPT Mexico, on the PokerStars platform until the final table was formed. When the final table was formed, it was stopped again for the 9 players to meet live again, but now during the LAPT Punta Del Este which took place in March 2009. PokerStars covered all travel and accommodation expenses and it also added a prize for the final table competitors.
Final Table Live Place Name Prize 1st Rory Cox $15,000 2nd Helen Prager $11,000 3rd Pavel Naydenov $7,500 4th Leonardo Emperador $5,000 5th Steven Thompson $4,000 6th Martha Herrera $3,000 7th Bolivar Palacios $2,000 8th Alex Brenes $1,500 9th Victor Ramdin $1,000 Prizepool added by PokerStars
LAPT Viña del Mar Casino: Enjoy Viña del Mar Casino & Resort Buy-in: $3,500 3-Day Event: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, to Thursday, January 22, 2009 Number of buy-ins: 216 Total Prize Pool: $523,800 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Fabián Ortiz $141,426 2nd Vincenzo Giannelli $78,570 3rd Damian Salas $52,380 4th Leandro Balotin $39,285 5th Hernán Villa $28,809 6th Fabio Escobar $23,571 7th Jyries Aguad $18,330 8th Eduardo Camia $13,095 9th Jaime Atelenoff $10,476
LAPT Punta del Este Casino: Mantra Resort Spa Casino Buy-in: $3,500 3-Day Event: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, to Friday, March 20, 2009 Number of buy-ins: 327 Total Prize Pool: $1,110,200 Number of Payouts: 36 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Karl Hevroy $283,580 2nd Alejandro Arruaberrena $155,420 3rd Angel Guillen $99,920 4th Ronald Wasiel $82,160 5th Oliver Rowe $59,960 6th Waldemar Cogo $48,840 7th Bolivar Palacios $37,740 8th Magno Aragao $26,640 9th André Ventura $21,100
LAPT Mar del Plata Casino: Casino Central Buy-in: $5,000 4-Day Event: Thursday, April 16, 2009, to Sunday, April 19, 2009 Number of buy-ins: 291 Total Prize Pool: $1,411,350 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Dominik Nitsche $381,030 2nd Jorge Landazuri $211,700 3rd Rodolfo Awad $141,140 4th Segio Farias $105,860 5th Jason Skeans $77,620 6th Leo Fernandez $63,520 7th Derek Lerner $49,400 8th Alfons Fenijn $35,280 9th Jose "Nacho" Barbero $28,220
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