2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$289,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,700
Prize Pool
$1,343,100
Entries
367
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Juan Gonzalez Eliminated in 8th Place (R$26,340)

Juan Gonzalez - 8th Place
Juan Gonzalez - 8th Place

From the cutoff seat, Jonathan Markovits raised to 54,000 after action folded to him preflop. Carlos Ibarra was on the button and flat-called before play fell on chip leader Daniele Nestola in the small blind. Nestola opted to reraise and made it 148,000 to go.

In the big blind, Juan Gonzalez began to tank. After a minute or so, he shoved all in for 549,000. Markovits folded his hand and Ibarra leaned back in his chair, running his hands through his hair as though he had a tough decision. After a minute or so, he flipped a chip up in the air to simulate a coin flip, laughed and folded his hand.

Action then fell back on Nestola. He stood up from his seat and asked the dealer to pull in the 148,000 from each stack. A minute passed before he said, "I think I have to call, but I'm not sure." He went to hint at all the money in the pot and commented about how he's either flipping or crushed in a big way. Eventually, he called.

Nestola: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Gonzalez: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

"What the heck is going on?!?!" exclaimed Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu, who was just an innocent bystander to all of this action. "Welcome to Brasil!" he laughed.

Markovits commented, "It's such a good three-bet spot and a good four-bet spot," looking at Negreanu.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Nestola had flopped a set. Still, Gonzalez could hit runner-runner straight to win the hand and we've seen this exact situation result in that several times this tournament.

The turn was the {K-Spades} and that officially ended things for Gonzalez. The river landed with the {5-Hearts} and gave Nestola unneeded quads.

Gonzalez exited in eighth place and earned R$26,340. Nestola moved to 2.9 million in chips and has a million more than anyone else.

Player Chips Progress
Daniele Nestola de
Daniele Nestola
2,900,000
681,000
681,000
Carlos Ibarra
Carlos Ibarra
1,225,000
-72,000
-72,000
Jonathan Markovits
Jonathan Markovits
920,000
-71,000
-71,000
Juan Gonzalez cr
Juan Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Carlos IbarraDaniel NegreanuDaniele NestolaJonathan MarkovitsJuan Gonzalez