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7:08pm: Back-to-back LAPT titles for Nacho ($250,000)! Barrows takes second ($144,000) It didn't take long. After folding the first couple of hands of heads-up play, Ben Barrows open-shoved with his last one million-plus with A♦2♦, and Jose "Nacho" Barbero called quickly with A♠7♣. The flop came an intriguing 7♦K♠Q♦, pairing...more

by Martin Harris One of the more famous phrases appearing in 19th-century historian's William Prescott highly regarded History of the Conquest of Peru goes as follows: "If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor." Prescott was referring to civilization building, but he could have been...more

6:28pm: Chip counts and final table seat draw We'll have a full wrap-up in a moment, but first, here's your final table by seat number. Seat 1: Erick Cabrera - 1,426,000 Seat 2: Ismael Cádiz - 1,125,000 Seat 3: Ben Barrows - 1,154,000 Seat 4: Silvio Martins - 594,000...more

3:53pm: Break time The remaining 13 players are now taking a 20-minute break. 3:46pm: Jose Alfaro eliminated It was all-in pre-flop between the short-stacked Jose Alfaro and Jose "Nacho" Barbero. Alfaro: A♦Q♣ Barbero: K♣9♦ Barbero flopped a king and Alfaro couldn't catch up. He's out in 14th place. 3:42pm: How...more

Season 3 of the Latin American Poker Tour has had two champions so far. Amer Sulaiman won the Playa Conchal event in November. Team PokerStars Pro Jose "Nacho" Barbero took down the Punta del Este in Uruguay. If you had to guess, where would you say the two men are...more

8:55pm: Dinner break Players are taking a 60-minute break to eat a little something and think further about the soon-to-burst bubble. 8:45pm: Bubble bluff There are 53 players left -- just five away from the money. We are also about 10 minutes from the next break, which will be a...more

4:23pm: Break time Players are going on a 15-minute break. 4:20pm: Sub-100 As we near the end of the level, we are now down below 100 players. We are still scheduled to end the day with 24 people remaining. 4:15pm: More moving pictures If you're just getting started with...more

by Martin Harris As play began on Day 1 of LAPT Lima up on the second floor of the Atlantic City Casino in Miraflores, Lima yesterday, those who have covered these Latin American Poker Tour events before -- now in its third season -- were preparing me to expect a...more

by Martin Harris "Let Observation with Extensive View / Survey Mankind from China to Peru." So begins 18th-century writer Samuel Johnson's most famous poem, The Vanity of Human Wishes. For Johnson, an Englishman, China and Peru represented far flung destinations, geographical extremes by which to indicate his intention to speak...more

It's funny how things will happen. We've come all this way to report on what will be one of the biggest LAPT events in its three-year history. However, before we have even seen the first cards in the air, we've got breaking news from the Latin American Poker Tour ranks....more

9:00pm: Day 1 ends -- Baumgartner leads Day 1 of LAPT Lima has come to a close. Although its madness in here right now, our best estimation is that Jacob Baumgartner has finished the day as the chip leader. He holds 122,925 at the close of play. Luis Hernandez looks...more

4:20pm: Break time Players are on a 15-minute break. 4:07pm: Ortiz gone Fabian Ortiz got his last chips in a couple of hands after that last one with A♣T♠. His nemeis from earlier in the day held pocket kings. The pair held and Ortiz is gone. 4:04pm: Ortiz crippled After...more