08-09-2008 12:47 UTC-3

Final Table Bios: Seat 7: Alex Brenes (457,000)

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Alex Brenes, the 44-year-old brother of Humberto Brenes, is with us today from San Jose, Costa Rica. Alex used to watch Humberto and his other brother, Eric, play home games and eventually began to play himself. "There was a group of around 30 regulars at the casino. We used to have two tournaments a week, and at the end of the year, the top ten on the leader board would play a final table. I won it every year from 1988 to 1996," he said.

Alex has a fantastic record at the LAPT so far, having made two final tables in the first three events. In the Rio de Janeiro event, he racked up a fourth place finish. If he wins today, it still won't match his best tournament result. Apart from his previous LAPT final table, he's come second in two WSOP events and taken home the title at the WPT Celebrity Invitational at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.

Despite that, it's the LAPT title that he wants, and he is aiming for it today. He begins play with 457,000 chips.

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