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LAPT Punta del Este Final Table report
Posted by: James Carter. - Sun, 2009-03-22 15:26
Norway’s Karl Hevroy won the LAPT’s Uruguay stop, having started the final table of the event with a massive chip lead. He managed to preserve and even to extend his lead, on his way to the heads-up showdown with Argentina’s Alejandro De Arruabarrena.
Andre Ventura of Brazil started the final table with the smallest stack, and he became the first casualty of it too. He did manage to fend some of the pressure off by doubling up at the expense of Angel Guillen, but eventually it was all in vain. He picked up a pair of Jacks in one hand and ended up going all-in against Oliver Rowe’s pocket Qs.
Karl Hevroy was hitting his draws left and right to further extend his chip lead all through the day. In one such hand, he eliminated Magno Aragao who kept sinking on the leader board until he picked up a pair of Qs he shoved all-in on. Hevroy went on to hit a runner-runner straight on the turn and the river to send the Brazilian to the rail in 8th.
Bolivar Palacios fell 7th at the hands of De Arruabarrena, followed to the rail by Waldemar Cogo, courtesy of Oliver Rowe.
The showdown of the day was between Hevroy and Rowe, the two of them responsible for the bulk of the final table eliminations. The money went all-in a board of J,9,3,K with Hevroy holding a K,Q and Rowe a pair of 3s. The 10 on the river filled Hevroy’s gutshot straight draw though and thus the Canadian was done for in 5th place.
American Ron Wasiel was eliminated in 4th place by Karl Hevroy who further extended his chip lead this way. Wasiel shoved all in on a board of 10,10,9 with J,9 for two pairs, but got called by Hevroy with pocket Js.
By then, Hevroy was too far ahead to be stopped. He sent Angel Guillen to the rail in 3rd, and took on De Arruabarrena heads-up from behind a comfortingly huge stack. After the dinner break, one hand was all the Norwegian needed to secure the $283,500 prize and the title. On a flop of 9,9,8, De Arruabarrena went all in not knowing that he was already drawing dead against the flopped full house of his opponent (who had 8,9 in the pocket).
