03.14.08

Poker Stars Launches Pacific American Poker Tour

Posted in Poker at 4:45 pm by Administrator

PokerStars,  the world’s largest online poker site,  has announced the launch of Latin America’s first major poker tour, the LAPT.  The tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.

Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful European Poker Tour and Asia Pacific Poker Tour, the LAPT promises to bring together some of the biggest names in the game, playing for massive prize pools in the region’s most vibrant destinations. Season 1 of the tour is scheduled to make stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

The Latin American Poker Tour kicks off in the beautiful beach city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from May 3-5, 2008. This three-day, $2,500 tournament will be the largest poker tournament ever held in Brazil, with players competing for a total prize pool of over $600,000. Among the players will be Team PokerStars Pros and international poker stars Andre Akkari from Brazil and Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica.
 

Qualify for the LAPT at PokerStars now

PokerStars will be running satellites for LAPT Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from March 10, 2008, with buy-ins starting from just $2.20. This means everyone has a chance to take part in the exciting action. 

To enter an LAPT satellite: open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’, and then ‘LAPT’.

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