PokerStars announces schedule for third annual Latin American Poker Tour
World leading online poker site PokerStars.com has recently announced the schedule for the third annual Latin American Poker Tour. The tournament series is set to kick off on November 19th in Conchal Beach, Costa Rica and will feature a total of five events.
The first event will feature a $2,500 + $200 Main Event, plus a special $100 buy in Humberto’s “Shark Hunt” Bounty Charity Tournament awarding a seat at the LAPT Vina del Mar event in Chile. Fifty percent of the prize pool will be donated to The Whitley Fund for Nature. The donation will be matched by Brenes and PokerStars. The other 50% will go to the Team PokerStars Pro bounty, which will be divided equally among the Team Poker Stars Pros playing the event. There will be an extra bounty on Brenes consisting of an hour-long poker lesson from the “Shark.”
“In just two seasons, the Latin American Poker Tour has become the biggest poker tour in the region. It attracts the best players from Latin America and all over the world. Last season, the prize pool hit a million dollars in Costa Rica and I know we’re going to beat that this time! I am very proud to play in Costa Rica – it’s my home country and a very special event for me. Tell everyone to come here – the Shark is waiting for them,” commented the Costarican player and PokerStars sponsored pro Humberto Brenes.
Satellites are up and running for LAPT Playa Conchal in Costa Rica. For more information, please visit PokerStars.com
LAPT 2009 Schedule:
LAPT Playa Conchal (Costa Rica): $2,500 + $200 - Nov. 19-22, 2009
PCA (Bahamas): $10,000 + $300 - Jan. 4-14, 2010
LAPT Punta del Este (Uruguay: $3,500 + $200 - Feb. 24-27, 2009
LAPT Vina del Mar (Chile): $2,500 + $200 - Mar. 20-23, 2010
LAPT Finale Argentina: $5,000 + $300 - Dates: TBA.
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