LAPT PANAMA: MAHONEY LEADS AS RAZAVI LOOKS FOR POKERSTARS TRIPLE

The final table is set at the inaugural LAPT Panama event in Panama City.

Patrick Mahoney (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: NR) will have the chip lead once play resumes at the Veneto Hotel & Casino on Sunday where the final eight players will play down to a winner.


Mahoney enjoyed scores in WPT events in Mississippi and Florida in 2011, he has yet to post POY points this season.

One intriguing storyline developing in Panama is that of Sam Razavi (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 130th) and his chase for a PokerStars triple. After a 2011 win at UKIPT Cork in May of 2011, Razavi picked up the biggest cash of his career last month at ANZPT Melbourne.

Razavi will need a lot of help early though as he comes into final table play with an extremely small chip stack.

PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: NR) is the other feature player at the final table. The Argentinian will start the day only a few chips off the lead.


FINAL TABLE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS/CHIP COUNTS:
Seat 1 Sam Razavi 323,000
Seat 2 Walid Mubarak 243,000
Seat 3 Leo Fernandez 1,692,000
Seat 4 Diego Sanchez 277,000
Seat 5 Marco Cheida 1,170,000
Seat 6 Johnny Sandoval 768,000
Seat 7 Issac Malca 698,000
Seat 8 Patrick Mahoney 1,714,000

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PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT LATIN AMERICAN POKER TOUR LAPT Panama NLH Main Event September 27-30, 2012 Veneto Hotel & Casino | Panama City Buy-in: $2,500 | Prizepool: $754,080 Entries: 326 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION 1st place 35 2nd place 18 3rd place 10 4th place 8 5th place 5 DEFENDING CHAMPION New event on LAPT calendar NEXT LAPT EVENT LAPT Peru (Lima) November 14-18, 2012