Here are a few photos from the Final Table
2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Florianopolis
The first all-in-and-call situation just occurred on our final table between Miguel Velasco and Dayan Vardanega. Velasco was all in with the and up against the for Vardanega.
The flop came down and Velasco stayed in front. The turn card brought the and the river the . Velasco's sevens held up and he was able to double up to about 700,000 chips.
Coming into the Final Table fourth in chips, Robson Vinicious Kozan has been the most aggressive over the first few hands.
On two separate occasions, Kozan has moved all in to picking up the 92,000 in blinds and antes to increase his stack to over 750,000 in chips.
Dayan Vardanega opened with a raise from early position, to prompt folds from his remaining opponents.
Once Vardanega was pushed the pot, he flashed his to prove to the table he ain't bluffing!
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Throw in the Spanish speaking announcer, and it may be a rough day!
After one of the most intense entrants to a final table, the cards are now in the air!
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
It's been an exciting few days of poker leading up until the final day of the PokerStars.net LAPT Florianopolis Main Event. Sadly though, the event must come to a close today as we head down the home stretch to crown a champion. Only eight players remain and all are guaranteed at least $18,476, but only one of them will snatch up the $247,441 first-place prize.
Headlining the final table is Matthias Habernig. The young Austrian qualified for this event online at PokerStars and is making the most of his trip. He was the chip leader after Day 1 and now holds nearly half the chips in play going into the final table. Habernig has 3,205,000 chips while no other player is over 814,000. Habernig will also have position on Andre Luiz Scaff, who sits to his immediate right and in second place on the leaderboard. It seems as though the stars have aligned for Habernig to finish out what he started and win this thing.
Here's a look at the seating assignments and chip counts.
Seat 1: Alexandre Richard Martins �C 435,000
Seat 2: Dayan Vardanega �C 761,000
Seat 3: Rudy Blondeau �C 597,000
Seat 4: Rodrigo Scartezini �C 204,000
Seat 5: Robson Vinicious Kozan 598,000
Seat 6: Andre Luiz Scaff 814,000
Seat 7: Matthias Habernig �C 3,205,000
Seat 8: Miguel Fernando Velasco Hoyos �C 511,000
Play is slated to begin at noon here in Brazil, but as always with final tables, it's going to start a little bit behind schedule. The players are still finishing up their interviews and photos before they head in to take their seats and begin play. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be on hand to provide you all the live coverage from the final table!
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