Latin American Poker Tour

Latin American Poker TourCurrent season, competition or edition:

Sport| Poker
Founded| 2008
CEO| Cédric Billot (Head of Live Events Global Operations)
Country| Latin America
Most recent
champion(s)|  Lucas Rigos
Official website| lapt.com

The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is a major poker tour in Latin America, held from 2008 to 2016 and returned in 2023. The LAPT was sponsored by PokerStars, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), and North American Poker Tour (2010).[1]

## Season 1

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 1 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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May 3–5, 2008 |  Rio de Janeiro | LAPT Rio de Janeiro \- Brazil |  Julien Nuijten | $222,940
May 22–24, 2008 |  San José | LAPT San Jose \- Costa Rica |  Valdemar Kwaysser | $274,103
August 7–9, 2008 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este \- Uruguay |  José Miguel Espinar | $241,735

## Season 2

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 2 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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November 3–5, 2008 |  San José | LAPT San Jose \- Costa Rica |  Ryan Fee | $285,773
December 5–7, 2008 |  Nuevo Vallarta | LAPT Nuevo Vallarta \- Mexico |  Rory Cox | $20,500 +chipcount
January 20–22, 2009 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile |  Fabián Ortiz | $141,426
March 18–20, 2009 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este \- Uruguay |  Karl Hevroy | $283,580
April 16–19, 2009 |  Mar del Plata | LAPT Mar del Plata \- Argentina |  Dominik Nitsche | $381,030

## Season 3

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 3 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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November 19–22, 2009 |  Playa Conchal | LAPT Playa Conchal \- Costa Rica |  Amer Sulaiman | $172,095
February 24–27, 2010 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este \- Uruguay |  Jose Barbero | $279,330
March 19–23, 2010 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile | (cancelled - earthquake) | (cancelled)
June 2–5, 2010 |  Lima | LAPT Lima \- Peru |  Jose Barbero | $250,000
August 5–8, 2010 |  Florianópolis | LAPT Florianópolis \- Brazil |  Matthias Habernig | $248,004
September 22–26, 2010 |  Rosario | LAPT Grand Final Rosario \- Argentina |  Martin Sansour | $322,280

## Season 4

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 4 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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February 16–20, 2011 |  Sao Paulo | LAPT Sao Paulo \- Brasil |  Alex Manzano | $368,703
March 17–20, 2011 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile |  Murilo Figueiredo | $146,000
April 13–17, 2011 |  Lima | LAPT Lima \- Peru |  Kemal Ferri | $207,400
August 3–7, 2011 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este \- Uruguay |  Alex Komaromi | $244,720
October 12–16, 2011 |  Medellin | LAPT Medellin \- Colombia |  Julian Menendez | $165,992
February 17–20, 2012 |  Sao Paulo | LAPT Grand Finals Carnival Poker Festival \- Brazil |  Daniele Nestola | $188,721

## Season 5

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 5 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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March 21–25, 2012 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile |  Alirio Diaz | $129,470
May 23–27, 2012 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este \- Uruguay |  Marcelo Fonseca | $144,240
August 7–12, 2012 |  Medellin | LAPT Medellin \- Colombia |  Robbie Renehan | $147,877
September 26–30, 2012 |  Panama City | LAPT Panama \- Panama |  Leo Fernandez | $171,930
November 14–18, 2012 |  Lima | LAPT Peru Grand Final \- Peru |  Jordan Scott | $168,210

## Season 6

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Main article: Latin American Poker Tour season 6 results

Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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March 13–17, 2013 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile |  Pablo Tavitian | $184,220
April 25–30, 2013 |  Sao Paulo | LAPT Brazil \- Brazil |  Victor Sbrissa | $252,971
June 5–9, 2013 |  Medellin | LAPT Medellin \- Colombia |  Weider Gutierrez | $86,947
July 31-Aug. 4, 2013 |  Lima | LAPT Peru \- Peru |  Patrício Rojas | $123,840
September 18–22, 2013 |  Panama City | LAPT Panama \- Panama |  Galal Dahrouj | $132,535
November 21–24, 2013 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Uruguay Grand Final \- Uruguay |  Carter Gill | $218,692

## Season 7

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Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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March 19–23, 2014 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Chile \- Chile |  Mario Javier López | $117,991
May 30-June 3, 2014 |  Sao Paulo | LAPT Brazil \- Brazil |  Caio Hey | $304,501
July 23–27, 2014 |  Panama City | LAPT Panama \- Panama |  Fabian Ortiz | $143,930
October 15–19, 2014 |  Lima | LAPT Peru Grand Final \- Peru |  Oscar Alache | $135,488

## Season 8

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Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize

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January 7–9, 2015 |  Paradise Island | LAPT Bahamas at PCA 2015 \- Bahamas |  Josh Kay | $367,928
March 6–10, 2015 |  Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar \- Chile |  Oscar Alache | $131,962
May 8–12, 2015 |  Panama City | LAPT Panama \- Panama |  Shakeeb Kazemipur | $180,112
July 10–14, 2015 |  Lima | LAPT Peru \- Peru |  Claudio Moya | $135,576
September 18–22, 2015 |  Punta del Este | LAPT Uruguay \- Uruguay |  Mario Javier López | $117,991
November 24–30, 2015 |  Sao Paulo | LAPT Grand Final at BSOP Millions \- Brazil |  Yuri Martins Dzivielevski | $175,155

## Season 9

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Date  | Event / City  | Players  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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January 7–9, 2016  |  LAPT Bahamas $2,200
Atlantis Resort & Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas |

851

| $1,650,940  |  Georgios Sotiropoulos[2] | $308,220  | [1]
March 4–8, 2016  |  LAPT Chile $1,500
Casino Enjoy, Viña del Mar, Chile |

565

| $737,325  |  Rodrigo Strong[3] | $120,565  | [2]
May 12–16, 2016  |  LAPT Panama $1,500
Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Panama City, Panama |

453

| $721,665  |  Andres Carrillo[4] | $138,225  | [3]
September 23–27, 2016  |  LAPT Uruguay $1,500
Enjoy Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este, Uruguay |

438

| $571,590  |  Pedro Claus[5] | $90,630  | [4]
November 29 - December 1, 2016  |  LAPT/BSOP Millions R$8,000 (~$2,350)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |

329

| R$2,262,828
(~$663,658) |  Jose Ignacio Barbero[6] | R$341,182
(~$100,064) | [5]

## Season 2023

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Date  | Event / City  | Players  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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March 2-6  |  LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500 (~$1,445)[7]
Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |

315

| R$3,394,340
(~$654,204) |  Anthony Barranqueiros[8] | R$650,000
(~$125,277) | [6]
April 28-May 2  |  LAPT Montevideo $1,500[9]
Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay |

346

| $417,900  |  Tullio Bertoli[10] | $80,000  | [7]
August 4-8  |  LAPT Panama $1,500
Crown Casino Panama, Panama City, Panama |

346

| $417,900  |  Markus Meekma[11] | $69,934  | [8]
October 4-10  |  BSOP/LAPT Foz do Iguaçu R$7,500 (~$1,454)
Wish Resort Golf Convention, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil |

258

| R$1,750,000
(~$339,345) |  Hugo Zanotti[12] | R$330,000
(~$63,991) | [9]
November 17-20  |  LAPT/BSOP Millions R$7,500 (~$1,543)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |

771

| R$4,736,360
(~$974,419) |  Lucas Rigos[13] | R$792,000
(~$162,939) | [10]

## Season 2024

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Date  | Event / City  | Players  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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April 19-23  |  LAPT Panama $1,500[14]
Hotel El Panamá by Faranda Grand, Panama City, Panama |

263

| $315,260  |  Johnny Sandoval[15] | $65,000  | [11]
August 14-21  |  LAPT Mexico $1,500[14]
Royal Yak Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City, Mexico |

632

| MX$12.847.100
(~$676.284) |  Oscar Omar Sosa Dorantes [16] | MX$2.500.000
(~$131.602) | [12]
October 9-16  |  LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500[14] (~$1,325)
Windsor Marapendi Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |

273

| R$1,618,300
(~$286.172) |  Brunno Botteon De Albuquerque[17] | R$325,000
(~$57.472) | [13]
November 15-29  |  LAPT GRAND FINAL BRAZIL at BSOP Millions R$7,500[14] (~$1,350)
Guaratneed Prizepool R$ 1,500,000 (~U$270,000)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |  |  |  |  |

## Winners by country

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Place  | Country  | Times

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1st |  Argentina | 11
2nd |  Brazil | 9
3rd |  Chile | 6
4th |  USA | 5
5th |  Canada | 2
|  Colombia | 2
|  Germany | 2
|  Netherlands | 2
|  Peru | 2
10th |  Austria | 1
|  Costa Rica | 1
|  Greece | 1
|  Hungary | 1
|  Ireland | 1
|  Mexico | 1
|  Norway | 1
|  Panama | 1
|  Paraguay | 1
|  Spain | 1
|  Uruguay | 1
|  Venezuela | 1
| TOTAL | 53

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## Seats at final tables by country

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Place  | Country  | Times

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1st |  Brazil | 99
2nd |  Argentina | 73
3rd |  Chile | 40
4th |  United States | 37
5th |  Colombia | 33
6th |  Mexico | 22
7th |  Canada | 16
|  Venezuela | 16
9th |  Panama | 15
10th |  Peru | 11
|  Uruguay | 11
12th |  Costa Rica | 10
13th |  Germany | 7
14th |  Austria | 4
|  Ecuador | 4
|  Netherlands | 4
17th |  Spain | 3
18th |  Australia | 2
|  France | 2
|  Lebanon | 2
|  Norway | 2
|  Poland | 2
|  Russia | 2
24th |  Bulgaria | 1
|  Czech Republic | 1
|  Denmark | 1
|  Greece | 1
|  Guatemala | 1
|  Honduras | 1
|  Hungary | 1
|  Ireland | 1
|  Italy | 1
|  Jamaica | 1
|  Malta | 1
|  New Zealand | 1
|  Paraguay | 1
|  Portugal | 1
|  Puerto Rico | 1
|  Ukraine | 1
|  United Kingdom | 1
|  Sweden | 1
|  Switzerland | 1

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## Top 10 prizes

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Rank  | Event  | Place  | Name  | Prize

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1st |  LAPT2 Mar del Plata | 1st |  Dominik Nitsche | $381,030
2nd |  LAPT4 São Paulo | 1st |  Alex Manzano | $368,703
3rd |  LAPT8 Bahamas | 1st |  Joshua Kay | $367,928
4th |  LAPT3 Rosário | 1st |  Martin Sansour | $322,280
5th |  LAPT9 Bahamas | 1st |  Georgios Sotiropoulos | $308,220
6th |  LAPT7 Brazil | 1st |  Caio Hey | $304,501
7th |  LAPT2 San Jose | 1st |  Ryan Fee | $285,773
8th |  LAPT2 Punta del Este | 1st |  Karl Hevroy | $283,580
9th |  LAPT3 Punta del Este | 1st |  José "Nacho" Barbero | $279,330
10th |  LAPT1 San Jose | 1st |  Valdemar Kwaysser | $274,103

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## Notes

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1. ^ "PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 1". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
2. ^ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (January 10, 2016). "Sotiropoulos' Star Continues to Rise with LAPT Bahamas Win". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
3. ^ CodigoPoker - Arroyo, Gerardo (March 9, 2016). "LAPT9 Chile: Rodrigo Strong wins the Main Event in Viña". codigopoker.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
4. ^ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (May 19, 2016). "Andres Carrillo Wins LAPT Panama for $138,225, Aaron Mermelstein Third". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
5. ^ PokerNews - Harris, Martin (September 28, 2016). "Pedro Claus Captures LAPT Uruguay for $90,630 After Three-Way Deal". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
6. ^ PokerGuru - "Nacho Barbero Wins Record Third Title at LAPT 9 Brazil For R$341,182". pokerguru.in. December 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
7. ^ Poker.org - PokerStars teases 2023 return of Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)
8. ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (March 8, 2023). "Anthony Barranqueiros é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Rio em FT inspirada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
9. ^ CodigoPoker - LAPT 2023: ya hay fechas confirmadas en Río de Janeiro y Uruguay
10. ^ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (May 3, 2023). "Tullio Bertoli é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Montevidéu com vaga de satélite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
11. ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (August 9, 2023). "Markus Meekma é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá com vaga via satélite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
12. ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (October 8, 2023). "Hugo Zanotti é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Foz e alcança marca inédita" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
13. ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (November 21, 2023). "Lucas Rigos é campeão do LAPT Main Event em atmosfera de estádio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
14. ^ a b c d SuperPoker - Grilo, Gabriel (February 15, 2024). "PokerStars anuncia programação do Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) 2024" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
15. ^ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (April 23, 2024). "Johnny Sandoval é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
16. ^ Gipsy Team - Schvintt, Iván; Mansilla, Santiago García (August 23, 2024). "Les contamos todo lo que sucedió en el debut del Latin American Poker Tour en México" (in Spanish). gipsyteam.es. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
17. ^ PokerStars Blog - Prado, Sergio (October 13, 2024). "LAPT RIO DE JANEIRO: BRUNNO BOTTEON CONQUISTA O TÍTULO E PREMIAÇÃO DE SEIS DÍGITOS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). pokerstars.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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