Win Your LAPT Argentina Trip Now at PokerStars
Mar 28, 2009By: G.L. Hodges The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Season 2 will soon be making its final stop in Argentina for the season finale. The tour will be drawing to a close with a dazzling Grand Final in beautiful Mar del Plata, Argentina, when the championship event takes place at the Casino Central from April 16th through 19th, 2009. The venue for the Grand finale is befitting, as Mar del Plata is one of the leading vacation destinations in South America and is known as the Happy City due to the hospitality of its people. In addition, visitors can also enjoy the amazing beauty of Mar del Plata’s natural resources.
The Main Event will bring together a playing field of 600 with a buy-in of $5,000 + $200 and the competition is sure to include the best poker players in Latin America. Also drawn to the event will be some of the most successful poker players from Europe and the US. And of course Pro members from Team PokerStars will be there too, all trying to claim the LAPT Argentina title! And thanks to PokerStars, you too can be there to take it all in and play in one of the most prestigious poker events of the year!
Each LAPT Mar del Plata prize package is valued at $7,500 and includes the event buy-in as well as hotel accommodations and spending money. So get in the action because PokerStars has satellites running now for the LAPT Mar del Plata event, with a range of Cash and Frequent Player Point qualifiers available with various levels of buy-ins. And, for as little as $7.50 or 500 Frequent Player Points, you can also qualify with the PokerStars Steps Sit & Go satellites! To register for an LAPT satellite, just click on the Events tab in the PokerStars lobby, and then select LAPT to see a list of LAPT satellites available for registration.
During Season 1 of the LAPT, A total of 1,063 players entered, with the prize pool reaching $2,601,325! It was the first time that so many players from countries such as Brazil and Argentina were able to join in the competition against poker greats from around the world. Among these were Team PokerStars Pro members including Brazil’s Andre Akkari and the legendary Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica. But it was Dutchman Julien Nuijten who became the first ever PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour champion, by winning the first event in May 2008, in Rio and walking away with $222,940.
Since season 1 the events have grown bigger and better and this year you too can join the world’s best players and make the trip to South America to compete in the tour! Yes - YOU could even become the next LAPT champion when you win your seat with PokerStars satellite qualifiers now! Log-in, choose the satellite that works best for you and grab a seat to win tour LAPT prize package – only at Poker Stars!
