Hungarian Wins Latin American Poker Tour EventValdemar Kwaysser, 24, Wins $274,102 in Costa Rica |
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The second stop on the PokerStars.netLatin American Poker Tour, held in San José, Costa Rica has been won by Hungarian Valdemar Kwaysser. The 24-year-old poker pro, who qualified online for $200 at PokerStars topped a field of 389 players to collect the $274,102 first prize when his A-A stayed ahead of American Max Steinberg’s J-9 despite a flop of 9-8-8.
It was only Kwaysser’s second live tournament although he had a substantial online cash at PokerStars last year when he came third in a Sunday Millions for $133,000. Nineteen-year-old Steinberg, who was playing alongside his twin brother Danny, took home $144,773, for his second place finish.
“I had some very lucky hands today as well but that’s poker,” said Kwaysser after his victory. “Sometimes you play
perfectly and don’t get the results. This was different.”
The final table payouts were:
The event attracted players from 35 countires and included noted poker players Humberto Brenes, Daniel Negreanu, and Isabelle Mercier as well as celebrities talk show host Montel Williams, Simpsons creator Sam Simon, and baseball star Oriel Hershiser.
Local players gave a good account of themselves with 45 playing and one making the final table. The third and final stop on the tour is Punta del Este, Uruguay from Aug. 7-9. Players can qualify now on PokerStars.com.
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