LAPT URUGUAY: MARCELO RAMOS DA FONSECA TOP MAN IN URUGUAY

Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca has won LAPT Uruguay, defeating Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen heads up.

It was a first QJ/PTPR Score of 2012 for each of the Top 5 players.

LAPT Uruguay was the second tour stop of the 2012 season on the Latin American Poker Tour.

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TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD) Marcelo Ramos Da Fonseca 144,240 Angel Guillen 126,240 Francisco Baruffi Neto 116,240 Pablo Joaquin Melogno 60,420 Ivan Luca 46,000 Osvaldo Silvio Resquin 35,970 Vladimir Dobrovolskiy 26,770 Guido Ruffini 20,080 Carlos Leoncio Mironiuk 15,390 Gasperino Loiacono 13,180 DEFENDING CHAMPION Alex Komaroni RELATED POSTS > DIAZ WINS LAPT CHILE > KOMARONI CLINCHES URUGUAY

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT Latin American Poker Tour Uruguay LAPT Uruguay NLH Main Event May 23-27, 2012 Mantra Resort, Spa and Casino | Uruguay Buy-in: $2,500 | Prizepool: $836,200 Entries: 152 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION MARCELO RAMOS DA FONSECA 35 ANGEL GUILLEN 18 FRANCISCO BARUFFI NETO 10 PABLO JOAQUIN MELOGNO 8 IVAN LUCA 5

LAPT PUNTA DEL ESTE: KOMAROMI CLINCHES LAPT TITLE

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It didn't take very long to find a winner in Uruguay today.

Alex Komaromi has won the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event at the Mantra Resort.

Komaromi defeated Claudio Piedrabuena heads up. This was a first PTPR Score for both players. Fourth place finisher Carlos Watanabe earns his first PTPR Score of the year, he also had a score in 2010 - cashing in the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event.

Top 10 Payouts:
1 Alex Komaromi 244,720
2 Claudio Piedrabuena 141,220
3 Engelberth Varela 88,970
4 Carlos Watanabe 65,430
5 Felipe Pasini 46,600
6 Nelson Trad Neto 37,190
7 Fernando Araujo 27,770
8 Rafael Monteiro 18,360
9 Oded Minond 12,700
10 Andrey Tsitovich 12,700


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este
LAPT Punta del Este NLH Main Event
August 4-8, 2011

Mantra Resort Spa Casino | Uruguay
Buy-in: $2,500 | Prizepool: $941,480 | Entries: 422

FINAL RESULTS:
ALEX KOMAROMI 35
CLAUDIO PIEDRABUENA 18
ENGELBERTH VARELA 10
CARLOS WATANABE 8
FELIPE PASINI 5

PTS AT STAKE: KILES LEAD FINAL 27 AT LAPT URUGUAY

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We're left with 27 players chasing the coveted LAPT trophy! After two days of play, Cassio Kiles leads the way with a very good chip lead. Kiles is the only player with a chip stack above 1 million.

Next in line is Andrey Tsitovich - he sits second with 712K in chips. The rest of the field with be chasing Kiles, hoping to gain some ground early on Saturday.

Defending champion Jose Nacho Barbero was eliminated during Day 1 play on Thursday.

Top 10 Chip Counts:
Cassio Kiles 1,120,000
Andrey Tsitovich 712,000
Juan Jose Perez 617,000
Fernando Araujo 407,000
Nicasio Toranzo 390,000
Rafael Monteiro 384,000
Oded Minond 346,000
Claudio Piedrabeuna 343,000
Il Suh 327,000
Mariano Balaguer 321,000


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este
LAPT Punta del Este NLH Main Event
August 4-8, 2011

Mantra Resort Spa Casino | Uruguay
Buy-in: $2,500 | Prizepool: $941,480 | Entries: 422

PTS AT STAKE:
LAPT Punta del Este Champ 35
Runner-Up 18
3rd position 10
4th position 8
5th position 5