Weekend brings two new Spin & Go millionaires
There is a scene in the movie Casino in which Sam Rothstein corners his slots manager at The Tangiers casino. Rothestein demands to know why the slots manager didn't call him when three people hit jackpots in twenty minutes."It happened so quick!" the slots manager protested."Thr...more
2015 PokerStars Asia-Pacific Q1 Review
Happy New Year! Now that the winter festivities are done it's time to take a look at the first quarter of 2015 in the Asia-Pacific which promises to be the biggest poker tournaments ever in the region.JANUARYManila Megastack (Jan 14-18)'PokerStars LIVE at the City of Dreams Mani...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Josh Kay carries the day, wins Main Event, $367K
"I just pretty much let everybody else battle," said Josh Kay, winner of the first ever LAPT Bahamas Main Event, explaining his plan to "hang out until the end."Kay was referring to the situation of coming to the final table with the chip lead versus a formidable group of some of...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Kay breaks Finger's momentum, wins heads-up
With a better than 2-to-1 chip lead to start heads-up play, Martin Finger appeared primed to add a Latin American Poker Tour title -- in one of the biggest LAPT Main Events ever -- to his EPT Main Event and Super High Roller wins and WSOP bracelet. And after chipping up further ...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Paur, Garcia out in back-to-back hands; Finger leads final 3
The final five continued on toward the end of Level 27 with Martin Finger continuing to enjoy a chip lead by a wide margin. Then in a flash came two eliminations within two hands to conclude the level.Both hands involved hands pitting players holding a single ace, although in on...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Finger targets another; Danchev down in sixth
Pocket aces worked well for chip leader Martin Finger earlier this afternoon -- enabling him to knock out both Mustapha Kanit in eighth and then Jonathan Borenstein in seventh. Then came a hand in which Stefan Jedlicka picked up the rockets, although after an intriguing hand wit...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Aces again for Finger bounces Borenstein in seventh
Martin Finger comes to this LAPT Bahamas final table with a WSOP bracelet and an EPT Main Event win (and an EPT Super High Roller title, too), giving him a shot at a kinda-sorta-Triple Crown should he come away with the win.If things continue for the rest of the day and night as ...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Kanit KO'd in eighth; Finger now in front
The final table's first half-hour was highlighted by a three-way hand involving heavy preflop action and a couple of big folds.Martin Finger had been active in several hands, then opened again from early position for 50,000 holding A♠K♦. Jonathan Borenstein then three-bet to...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Meet the final eight
The first final table of Season 8 of the Latin American Poker Tour is here. From 736 entries just eight players remain, bringing to the table a variety of backgrounds and poker experience, including a lot of considerable results.It's an eclectic group, but they all have one item...more
LAPT8 Bahamas: Hall hits rail in ninth, final table set
Two PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champions made it to the final nine of this inaugural LAPT Bahamas Main Event -- Galen Hall (2011) and Dimitar Danchev (2013) -- but only one made it the official final table of eight.Hall was ninth of nine in chips to start play once...more
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