When Amer Sulaiman boarded an airplane from Toronto to Costa Rica, he never expected to return home with an extra $172,095 in his pocket, let alone an LAPT title. The 45-year old Iraqi-born Canadian resident came to Playa Conchal for a vacation with his girlfriend, but at the last minute, decided to play the tournament. We're pretty sure neither of them are regretting his decision to stay off the beach and in the poker room, as he just became the first Canadian to win an LAPT title. The LAPT Playa Conchal final table It took a bit over an
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LAPT Playa Conchal: Sulaiman bests Bergren for title
Day 1
LAPT Playa Conchal: Woodcock reprises chip leader role
Rob Woodcock has history here in Costa Rica. It was just last year that the British PokerStars Supernova came to San Jose and ended Day 1 as the chip leader. He went on to finish in 9th place for $17,098. While a good finish, he certainly hoped for more. Now,...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: BrenesWatch, Part 3
Eric Brenes has been eliminated and his son Eric Jr. departed shortly thereafter, leaving us with three Breneses among the 143 remaining players. It was only a matter of time before two of them ended up at the same table. Sure enough, Roberto Brenes ended up moving to the two...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Better to be Netter
Earlier today, we were remarking on how nice it would be to be Icelander Daniel Mar Palsson. That guy came down here from Iceland and spent the first few levels quintupling his stack. Since then, the ice has melted a bit and he's back down below 100,000. And so we...more
Day 2
LAPT Playa Conchal: Levesque leads final 30
Rob Woodcock probably went to bed last night dreaming of a repeat final table appearance here in Costa Rica, and going into Day 2 with 147,600 in chips, it wasn't too remote a fantasy. Woodcock pulled off the rare feat of ending Day 1 as the chip leader here in...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Level 15 and 16 updates
Updates from levels 15 and 16 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Selected approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Level 13 and 14 updates
Updates from levels 9 and 10 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Selected approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure...more
Day 3
LAPT Playa Conchal: Bergren takes huge lead into final table
Envy isn't a productive emotion and we try to avoid it as often as we can. That said, after talking with Sol Bergren, we're finding it hard to cage the green monster. Bergren is young, relaxed, leading the life of many people's dreams, and holds the chip lead going into...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Level 21 and 22 updates
Updates from levels 21 and 22 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Selected approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Level 19 and 20 updates
Updates from levels 17 and 18 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Selected approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure...more
Day 4
LAPT Playa Conchal Heads-Up Updates
Updates from level 25 and 26 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure is...more
LAPT Playa Conchal Levels 25 and 26 updates
Updates from level 25 and 26 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure is...more
LAPT Playa Conchal: Level 23 and 24 updates
Updates from level 21 and 22 of LAPT Playa Conchal, brought to you by Brad Willis and Change100. Approximate chip counts, updated throughout the day, are available on the chip counts page. The LAPT tournament structure can be found on the LAPT tournament structure page. The full payout structure is...more
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