A wild, fun Day 1B has come to a close at the Latin American Poker Tour Grand Final in São Paulo, Brazil, and while there were a number of big stacks jockeying back and forth as the final hands of the night were dealt, Leo Henrique Liberal of Brazil managed to bag up the most of the day with 194,400.
The day began with a nod to the Thanksgiving holiday as we offered an “obrigado” to those of you following our coverage. Then as players began gathering during the early levels, a workshop highlighting local professor Cristiano Torezzan’s university course in “Poker Basics” gave us a chance to consider how poker strategy can often apply in non-poker contexts.
It soon became apparent that not only was the Day 1B field for the Grand Final growing even grander, the rest of the massive Golden Hall here in the World Trade Center São Paulo complex was being filled to near capacity as the BSOP Millions kickoff event ultimately drew a staggering 3,850-plus entries — an all-time high for any tournament in Latin America.
Among those battling with below average stacks during the night’s last levels was two-time LAPT champion Mario Lopez, whose super last couple of years we took a moment to notice before play wrapped up for the night. Though short then, in the last level Lopez managed to spin it up to end the night with a healthy 116,000.
Click here for a full list of counts for the 140 Day 1B survivors.
Armando Sbrissa who ended Day 1A with 217,200 will remain the pace-setter to start tomorrow. Play cranks back up tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time with another full and fun day scheduled. Come back here then as we continue the quest to find out who will become the next LAPT Main Event champion.
Photography from LAPT8 Brazil by Carlos Monti. You can also follow the action in Spanish here and in Portuguese here.
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Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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