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It's been said that war is 90 percent boredom, 10 percent fear. The same could be said about poker. We saw one level go by without action, and then the next looked like it was going to bring more of the same, but then it happened. That 10 percent...more

Our first level of play brought us two eliminations, the second brought none. While not much was going on, we did manage to see one showdown last level. It was the only one. Javier Venegas raised to 100,000 and Felipe Velasquez called. The flop came 6♠3♥4♥ and both players...more

The day started off fairly tight, but before the end of the level, we'd have our first two eliminations. Some players folded some big hands early on. We started the day off in Level 25, with 20,000/40,000 blinds and a 5,000 ante. In one of the first hands of...more

When first bidding you buenos dias this morning, I suggested the many head-spinning swings and jaw-dropping hands from Day 3 might give even those returning to short stacks today some extra hope. And after yet another wild day of poker in this coastal city -- warmly inviting all week even...more

This morning I talked about how winning a poker tournament takes a mix of skill, timing and luck. Team PokerStars Pro displayed all three during his run through the PokerStars.net LAPT Season 5 Punta del Este at Mantra Main Event. But when it came down to heads-up play, Guillen's...more

Heads-up! We're down to two. Not long after the deal-making among the final three, a hand arose in which the Brazilian Francisco Baruffi opened with a raise to 175,000 from the button, to which his countryman Marcelo Fonseca folded from the small blind. Angel Guillen of Mexico had other ideas...more

It had been two seasons of the Latin American Poker Tour since a Team PokerStars Pro won a title. That year, Argentinian Jose "Nacho" Barbero won two championships back-to-back. For two seasons, he remained the only Team Pro with a trophy. That changed today when Argentina's Leo Fernandez won the...more

In just a matter of an hour, three more players have been eliminated, setting up the least surprising heads-up match we could've predicted. Patrick Mahoney and Leo Fernandez began this final table with half the chips in play. Now the pair has 100% as they get settled in for what...more

Twenty-eight year-old Diego "diesanser" Sanchez has been playing poker professionally for the past five years before making his first LAPT main event final table. Though he had great success in the side events over the years, he had yet to reach a coveted spot at a main event final. That...more

¿Busca la transmisión en vivo de LAPT5 Colombia en español? Haz click aquí. You have to love a guy who wears a t-shirt inspired by the movie The Big Lebowski. Robbie Renehan, a 29-year-old who qualified for the 2012 PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Colombian National Poker Championship by winning...more

¿Busca la transmisión en vivo de LAPT5 Colombia en español? Haz click aquí. Jayr Fregona was short-stacked on Day 1. He was short-stacked on Day 2. He started Day 3 in 21st chip position of 25 players. And he started Day 4 as 8th of 8. Despite being that perpetual...more

¿Busca la transmisión en vivo de LAPT5 Colombia en español? Haz click aquí. I don't know what the final three players ate on the dinner break. Usually players come back from dinner lethargic and not willing to mix it up. Here in Medellin, the first two hands back from dinner...more