Amid the crowds, the noise and the television cameras packed into the auditorium at the Costa do Santinho resort, Matthias Habernig, a 19-year-old from Klagenfurt, Austria, travelling through South American on vacation, has won the newest Latin American Poker Tour title in Florianopolis and a cheque for R$435,000. The young Austrian, who returns home on Monday to begin his national public service, left Brazilian poker fans without a home grown winner, with runner up Dayan Vardanega from Ponta Grossa, unable to overturn Habernig's overwhelming momentum. LAPT Florianopolis winner Matthias Habernig Packed crowds on the rail Habernig surfaced as the
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LAPT Florianopolis: Matthias Habernig wins Brazil title and R$435,000
Season 3
LAPT Florianopolis: Matthias Habernig wins Brazil title and R$435,000
Amid the crowds, the noise and the television cameras packed into the auditorium at the Costa do Santinho resort, Matthias Habernig, a 19-year-old from Klagenfurt, Austria, travelling through South American on vacation, has won the newest Latin American Poker Tour title in Florianopolis and a cheque for R$435,000. The...more
LAPT Florianopolis: Final table, level 29 updates (blinds 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante)
4.45pm: Matthias Habernig wins LAPT Florianopolis. Dayan Vardanega re-raised Matthias Habernig's preflop bet to 395,000 in what was to be the last hand of the day. Habernig called, and a A♠7♦T♥ flop hit the felt. Vardanega bet 480,000 and Habernig called, bringing the Q♦ on the turn. Action was...more
LAPT Florianopolis: Final Table, level 26 and 27 updates (blinds 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante)
3.50pm: Break time That's the end of the level. Players are taking a five minute break. 3.45pm: the big Mo Dayan Vardanega seems to have seized the momentum Habernig opened for 130,000 which Vardanega called for a flop of Q♦7♦7♣. Vardanega checked and Habernig bet 155,000. Vardanega then raised...more
Season 2
LAPT Mar del Plata: Dominik Nitsche makes quick work of the final table to become youngest-ever LAPT champion
by Change100 and Brad Willis For this Nitsche, God is not dead. Dominic Nitsche is 18 years old. He is still in high school. Heck, he may have some homework to finish after this. And after playing in his first ever live tournament, he's an LAPT champion. After he...more
LAPT Mar de Plata: Nitsche wallops Day 2 for final table lead
We don't know what to say. This hardly ever happens to us. We don't know how to react when it happens this fast. It usually lasts a lot longer. We promise. Somehow we managed to dispatch 52 players in less than seven hours of playing time. Using the word "somehow"...more
LAPT Mar del Plata: Level 13-14 live updates
This is a live blog of the LAPT Mar del Plata Grand Final, brought to you by bloggers Brad Willis and Change100. This post will updated on a regular basis. Click refresh for the latest information. Blinds 1,500-3,000/300 Last updated: 3:48pm 3:48pm--Mark Ioli seizes the chip lead With a K♥J♥7♣...more
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