Aliro Diaz is the latest winner on the Latin American Poker Tour - earning the victory at LAPT Chile in Vina del Mar. Diaz (2012 PTPR Rank: 137th) had a mid-chip stack at the start of final table play but he refused to go away without a fight.
Once heads up, Diaz disposed of his opponent in seven hands. Diaz told Pokernews that he felt he had played the best tournament of his life, well, it was certainly the most lucrative, that's for sure!
It was a disappointing day for overnight chip leader Sergio Escobar. Escobar wasn't able to get things going on Sunday, finally bowing out in sixth position, failing to pickup any PTPR Points along the way.
FT PAYOUTS (USD) 1st Aliro Diaz $76,560 2nd Leonardo $66,000 3rd Jaoa Lopes $58,000 4th Felipe Velasquez $74,000 5th Javier Venegas $50,000 6th Sergio Escobar $47,000 7th Halysson Sala $17,470 8th Nicholas Batt $13,040 The final six agreed to a deal RELATED POSTS >> TITLE ON THE LINE IN CHILE >> HORNO LEADS ON DAY 3 >> LAPT GRAND FINAL >> 2011 LAPT CHILE EVENT COVERAGE >> POKERSTARS BLOG | PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT Latin American Poker Tour Chile LAPT Chile National Championship March 21-25, 2012 Enjoy Casino & Resort | Chile Buy-in: $1,100 | Prizepool: $651,840 Entries: 651 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION ALIRO DIAZ 35 LEONARDO OLIVARES 18 JOAO LOPES 10 FELIPE VELASQUEZ 8 JAVIER VENEGAS 5 DEFENDING CHAMPION Murilo Thiago Figueredo 2012 Rank: NR NEXT LIVE EVENT LAPT Uruguay Mantra Resort, Spa & Casino May 23-27, 2012 |
