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Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 4
LAPT Satellites - Qualify Now
Satellites for the LAPT Grand Final Carnival Poker Festival are available now, giving you the chance to win a prize package that includes tournament buy-in, hotel accommodation and money for expenses. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ & ‘LAPT’.
Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 4
The Latin American Poker Tour is back for Season 4 with more sizzling live poker action. This is the region’s biggest and richest tour, with visits of Latin America’s most glamorous and exciting cities. You can qualify now via PokerStars satellites, and win a prize package that includes everything you need to take part in these incredible events.
This season, the tour will visit five South American countries, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, plus a new stop in Bogota, Colombia. These are the tournaments everyone wants to win. Hundreds of PokerStars qualifiers join the best players in the world, including Team PokerStars Pro, to battle for huge prize pools at every event. The ultimate prize is an LAPT title. Have you got what it takes to become the next champion?
See the PokerStars Blog for a full report from every stop on the tour, and PokerStars.tv for all the best video highlights, winners’ interviews and more. Make sure you also keep checking the official LAPT website for the latest news as Season 4 unfolds
Season 4 Schedule
Please note that the following information is subject to change. Keep checking back for all the latest updates.
| Event | Date | Venue | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPT Brazil | February 16-20, 2011 | Sao Paulo | 4,600 + 400 Reais |
| LAPT Chile | March 17-20, 2011 | Vina del Mar | $1,000 + $100 |
| LAPT Peru | April 12-16, 2011 | Lima | $2,300 + $200 |
| LAPT Uruguay | August 3-7, 2011 | Punta del Este | $2,300 + $200 |
| LAPT Colombia National Poker Championship | October 12-16, 2011 | Medellin | COP1,800,000 + 180,000 |
| LAPT Grand Final Carnival Poker Festival | February 17-20, 2012 | Sao Paulo | R$ 4,000 |
Season 4 Highlights
Colombia National Poker Championship | 681 players | COP1,225,800,000 prize pool | 1st: Julian Menendez (COP123,540,000)
The largest-ever Latin American Poker Tour player field assembled in Medellin for the Colombia National Poker Championship, as 681 players created a prize pool of over one billion Colombian Pesos. After three days of intense action, the big winner was Julian Menendez from Argentina, who beat Colombia’s Jonathan Monsalves at the end of a grueling 14-hour final day to pocket COP123,540,000 in prize money.
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Uruguay | 422 players | $941,480 prize pool | 1st: Alex Gustavo Komaromi ($244,720)
LAPT history was made in Punta del Este, as Alex Gustavo Komaromi became the tour’s first-ever Uruguayan champion, and the victory was even sweeter because it came on home soil. He played through a total field of 422 players, and wrapped up the win by snap-calling Claudio Piedrabuena’s all in shove with two pair, good enough to beat the Argentinean player’s top pair.
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Peru | 350 players | $774,000 prize pool | 1st: Kemal Ferri ($207,400)
Kemal Ferri booked the title win in Lima, beating a 350-strong player field to take the trophy and prize money of ($207,400). The final hand came when runner-up Raul Pino made a move with K-7 suited, but was crushed by Ferri’s K-Q. There was also a final table finish for Team PokerStars Online player Karlo ‘elmagopr’ Lopez, who busted in 8th for a cash of $15,480.
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Chile | 621 players | $602,400 prize pool | 1st: Murilo Figueiredo ($146,000)
The biggest-ever field for an LAPT event descended on Vina del Mar, with 621 runners taking their shot at glory. Brazilian Murilo Figueiredo scored the win, taking the trophy and a huge cash of $146,000, after beating players from no less than 20 different countries. The tournament was a welcome return for the LAPT in Chile, after Season 3’s event was cancelled due to the devastating earthquake of 2010.
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Brazil | 536 players | R$2,391,630 prize pool | 1st: Alex Manzano (R$615,840)
The first stop on Season 4 was a huge success, attracting the biggest-ever LAPT field of 536 players. Costa Rica’s Humberto Brenes was the top-ranked Team PokerStars Pro, finishing in 15th for R$16,740. It was Chile’s Alex Manzano who took the title and R$615,840, battling through a Brazilian-dominated final table. The end came when Manzano rivered the nut straight against Joao Neto’s Ace-high.
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