Latin American Poker Tour -- Jose Barbero Wins Lima Main Event

The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour $2,700 no-limit hold’em main event in Lima, Peru attracted 384 players and the total prize pool was $931,200. The first-place prize was $250,000 and for the second time in a row that prize went to Jose Barbero (pictured right). He won the previous LAPT main event in Punta del Esta, Uruguay for $279,330 and he became the first player in the history of the tour to hold two tournament titles.

Here is a look at the final-table seating chart with chip counts when play began at the final table:

Seat 1: Erick Cabrera — 1,426,000
Seat 2: Ismael Cádiz — 1,123,000
Seat 3: Ben Barrows — 1,154,000
Seat 4: Silvio Martins — 594,000
Seat 5: Valerio Valera — 236,000
Seat 6: Rene Aguilar — 699,000
Seat 7: Jose Barbero — 1,817,000
Seat 8: Carlos Augusta — 434,000

Valerio Valera was the first player to fall when he called all in preflop for 79,000 with pocket fours in the hole. After the flop fell 10 8 7 Carlos Herrera bet 150,000 to isolate and Jose Barbero obliged when he mucked. Herrera flipped over K 10 and the turn and river bricked out, eliminating Valera in eighth place ($18,600). Two hands later Ben Barrows moved all in preflop with A-Q and Herrera made the all-in call with pocket kings. The board ran out Q-Q-5-6-8 and Herrera was eliminated in seventh place ($28,000).

Rene Aguilar was out in sixth place ($37,300) after he moved all in preflop with K-Q and got called by the pocket queens of Erick Cabrera. The board missed both players and Aguilar hit the rail. Barrows scored another elimination when Silvio Martins moved all in for 600,000 preflop with K 10 and Barrows made the call with A 6. The flop brought an ace and it was enough to send Martins home in fifth place ($46,500).

Ismael Cadiz (K-J) then moved all in preflop against Barbero (A-2). The board ran out Q-7-7-8-10 and Cadiz hit the rail in fourth place ($65,100). The battle for third ended with Barbero claiming another knockout punch. After a series of bets and raises Cabrera was all in with A-10 in the hole on a 10-8-6-3 board. Barbero held 9-7 for a straight and not even the As on the river prevented Cabrera from exiting in third place ($88,400).

The final heads-up match was a short affair thanks to the hefty chip lead enjoyed by Barbero. On the final hand Barrows moved all in preflop and Barbero made the call. Their cards:

Barbero: A 7
Barrows: A 2

Board: K Q 7 2 J

Barrows was eliminated in second place and he took home $144,000. Barbero was awarded $250,000, his second LAPT title, and he became the all-time leading money winner on the tour.

Final-Table Results:

1: Jose Barbero — $250,000
2: Ben Barrows — $144,000
3: Erick Cabrera — $88,400
4: Ismael Cádiz — $65,100
5: Silvio Martins — $46,500
6: Rene Aguilar — $37,300
7: Carlos Herrera — $28,000
8: Valerio Valera — $18,600

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